Banihal, J&K: Three persons were killed and four others were injured in two separate road mishaps on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district today.
The victims were on their way to Kashmir from Jammu region’s Kathua district in the car when it skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Shaban Dass area on the National Highway around 3 AM, a police officer said.
In the mishap, two persons died on the spot and as many others injured, he said, adding the police have evacuated the the injured and the bodies from the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Showkat Ahmed and Nafees Ahmed – both resident of Pulwama in Kashmir, he said, adding the injured have been shifted to hospital.
A case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is underway, he added.
In a separate mishap, a man was killed and two others were injured when the truck they were travelling in rolled down into a deep gorge near Battery Chashma in the district, the police officer said.
Nayeem Ahmed was killed in the mishap and the injured were shifted to the District Hospital at Ramban for treatment, he said.
(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:www.irte.com)
