Poonch: In a predawn accident, two persons were killed after a truck (Heavy Motor vehicle) laden with empty gas cylinders, skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge along Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district on Monday, officials said.
They said that the truck (JKO3K-3243), on its way to Jammu from Srinagar, rolled down into the deep gorge near Battery Chishma in Ramban at around 4 a.m.
"Soon after getting the information, concerned SHO Sandeep Charak said that teams of police, Army, SDRF, QRT Ramban, and locals launched a massive rescue operation.
Deputy Commissioner, Ramban confirmed in a tweet that two persons were killed in the accident.
“Bodies recovered. Police & QRTs on spot. More details awaited”.
(GNS)
