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Three of a family die as SUV falls into Reasi gorge
Three members of a family died and two were injured when their SUV skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district late Tuesday night, officials said. The accident occurred near Panasa village on the Thanole-to-Thub road. The driver lost control while taking a curve, according to an official.
The deceased were identified as Prem Singh (50), his wife Santoshi Devi (45), both from Thub village, and Singh’s mother-in-law Durgi Devi (70) of Jij village. Rescuers retrieved the bodies from the mangled vehicle and shifted them to the primary health centre at Panasa for postmortem. No other details were immediately available.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, known for its narrow, winding gorges, records dozens of road accidents every year, often involving overloaded SUVs. The Thanole-Thub stretch has no crash barriers or warning signs at many curves. While compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act can reach Rs 5 lakh per fatality, families must file claims through the district legal services authority. Watch for the police’s final accident report, which will determine whether the driver was speeding or the road was defective, that report will decide any criminal or civil liability.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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