Two including jawan killed in road mishap

An army jawan and his friend were killed in a road mishap near Baldevpur turn here, police said today.

Sandip Kumar (25), posted in Uri in Jammu, along with Praduman (18) was returning to Mirzapur after attending a feast last night, when his bike was hit by an unidentified vehicle.

Both the youth died on the spot after falling into a roadside ditch under Mirzapur police station here, they said, adding the deceased jawan had come home on November 28 on leave.

A case has been registered and hunt was on to trace the vehicle which sped away after the accident.