Three labourers killed as tree falls on them

Three labourers were killed today when a tree fell on them due to high velocity storm in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district.

Mohammad Ramzan Mughal, Nazir Ahmed Hajam and Gulzar Ahmed Hajam - all residents of Kali Masta, were cutting grass when the windstorm uprooted a tree which fell on them in Gool area, officials said.

Bodies have been handed over to family members for last rites, they added.