Jammu, October 20: Three people were killed on Friday in a car accident in J&K’s hilly Kishtwar district. Police said that a car went out of the driver’s control and dropped into a gorge in Kandni area of Kishtwar Friday afternoon. Jammu and Kashmir Road Accident: Apple-Laden Truck Crashes Into Road Divider on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Jhajjar Kotli, Four Killed (Watch Video)

“Three occupants of the ill-fated car were killed in this accident. An FIR has been registered in this incident”, police said. The hilly districts of Kishtwar and Doda are notorious for road accidents. Mangaluru Road Accident Horror: Speeding Car Rams Into Pedestrians on Footpath, Woman Killed; Disturbing CCTV Video Surfaces

Traffic department officials say these accidents are caused by rash and negligent driving while people hold that the lack of supervision by the traffic department is responsible for such accidents.

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