Srinagar. Jan 31 ( UNI) Eight people were killed and seven others injured after an overloaded cab fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday. The passenger cab, carrying 15 passengers, skidded off the road while it was on way from Bujithalan village to Boniayar Uri and fell downhill, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Minga Sherpa said. “Unfortunately, due to the slippery road the cab skidded off the road and fell into a gorge. A joint rescue operation was immediately launched and so far eight have died. Of them, seven died on spot and one succumbed on the way to Government Medical College Baramulla,” DC Baramulla said. Except one, all other injured are admitted in Baramulla GMC and their condition is stated to be stable. The deceased were identified as Tahira, Amina, Moahmmad Moaqbook Sheikh, Abdul Rehman, Maqsood Ahmed, Sarwa, Sameena and Yasir- all residents of local villages in Boniyaar. The cab which met with an accident was overloaded, officials said Kashmir's mainstream politicians including Jammu Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah, Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti, Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone and President - Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party Altaf Bukhari expressed their condolences. They have called upon the authorities to promptly mobilize effective rescue operations and ensure immediate medical assistance for the injured...////...