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J&K: One killed, dozen injured as mini truck falls into deep ditch in Ramban

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Banihal/Jammu: A 75-year-old woman was killed and dozen of her relatives were injured after a mini-load carrier fell into a ditch in Ramban on Monday, police said.

A TaTa Sumo on its way to Ramban from Chabba skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Galli area of Upper Neera,  
Police said.

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The members of the extended family belonging to the Bakerwal nomadic community were heading for Kashmir from Teryath village in Rajouri district as part of their bi-annual migration in search of greener pastures for their animals, police said.

The accident took place near a railway bridge in Banihal along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway around 4 am, resulting in on-the-spot death of the woman identified as Fulla Begum and injuries to 10 of her relatives -- seven men and three women.

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