Shivam Bakshi
Rajouri, Jul 16 (NVI): Nine persons were injured after a passenger tempo overturned in the Chapprian area of Rajouri town on Thursday, officials said.
The accident took place on the road between Khandli Bridge and Jawahar Nagar, following which police, along with local residents, launched a rescue operation and shifted the injured to the Government Medical College (GMC) Associated Hospital, Rajouri, they said.
The injured were identified as Rubina Kosar (22), Vaid Paresh (70), Pooja Devi (28), Nishu Sharma (12), Misba Kousar (6), Ablish Sharma (13), Ashok Kumar (43), Mohd Arif (26), and Zahoor Ahmed (27), officials said.
All the injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Their condition was not immediately known, they added.
Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident, officials said.(NVI)
