Srinagar, July 3 -- Srinagar- A father and his son died, while two others sustained injuries after a tipper vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Gulabgarh in Kishtwar district on Friday, officials said.

An official said that the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the tipper, which rolled down into a deep gorge. Two persons died on the spot, while two others sustained injuries.

The injured were rescued by locals and rescue teams and shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, the official said, as per news agency KNO.

The deceased were identified as Anurudh Singh (55), son of Nand Lal and his son Deepak Kumar (30). The injured were identified as Sapoot Singh (35), son of Dhanterar Singh and Rav...