Srinagar: An oil tanker driver was killed after his vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning.
An oil tanker bearing registration number JK01AJ 9101 purportedly skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Kalamorh, resulting in the on-spot death of the driver who was later identified as Sameer Ahmed Rather, son of Ghulam Mohammad and a resident of Hariparigam, Tral, a concerned official said.
A rescue operation was launched at the site by J&K Police, Civil QRT Ramban, SDRF and Army, the official added.