Poonch, Nov 04: Fifteen people were injured when a Tata Sumo met with an accident in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Tuesday.

Officials told GNS that at around 5:40 PM, the accident took place at Chunnga Naka, Nabani Sheikh Mohalla when driver of a TATA Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK12-2222 returning from Mendhar towards Chunnga lost control.

In the incident, fifteen people got injured who were immediately evacuated and shifted to Community Health Centre (CHC) Mendhar, where they are currently undergoing treatment, they said.

Block Medical Officer (BMO) Mendhar Dr Ashfaq Choudhary also confirmed to GNS about injuries to 15 people.

The injured include Rizwana Kausar (9 years), D/o Iftikhar Khan; Farman Khan (7 years), S/o Iftikhar Khan; Faisal Khan (4 years), S/o Iftikh

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