Rajouri, July 16: Eight persons were injured after a passenger tempo overturned in the Chapprian area between Khandli Bridge and Jawahar Nagar in Rajouri town on Thursday.
Officials told the news agency that the tempo, bearing registration number JK02DB-9194, met with an accident, following which police and local residents rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Government Medical College (GMC) Associated Hospital, Rajouri, for treatment.
The injured were identified as Rubina Kosar (22), daughter of Mohd Asif; Vaid Paresh (70), son of Neta Ram; Pooja Devi (28), daughter of Tilak Raj; Nishu Sharma (12), daughter of Falal Kumar; Misba Kousar (6), daughter of Barshit Hussain; Ablish Sharma (13), son of Falal Kumar; Ashok Kumar (43), son of Vid Parkash; and Mohd Arif (26), son of Abdul Aziz. All are residents of Jamula village.
Officials said all the injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Their condition was not immediately known.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident..
