Two killed as vehicle falls into gorge in J&K

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Press Trust of India Banihal/Jammu
Last Updated : Jul 31 2019 | 9:05 PM IST

Two persons were killed on Wednesday when a vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, police said.

The vehicle, reportedly carrying nearly a dozen passengers from Jammu to Banihal, fell into a stream near Chanderkote, a police officer said.

The police along with some local volunteers launched a rescue operation and have managed to pull out two bodies from the ill-fated vehicle so far, the officer added.

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First Published: Jul 31 2019 | 9:05 PM IST

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