With two more people succumbing to injuries, the death toll in Wednesday's tragic road accident at Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district has risen to ten.&nbsp;Earlier, eight passengers had been reported dead in the accident at Bujithal, Boniyar in Uri when a sumo carrying passengers rolled down&nbsp;in deep&nbsp;gorge on Wednesday afternoon.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''SSP Baramulla said that seven more were injured. However, according to Block Medical Officer, two of them succumbed to their grievous injuries early this morning.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed grief over the casualties and has announced ex-gratia of 5 lakh rupees to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in the accident and 1 lakh rupees to those injured.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr Sinha has directed the District Administrations to provide all possible assistance to the families expeditiously.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 1, 2024 4:35 PM
J&K: Death toll in Uri road accident rises to 10 as two more succumb to injuries