Two killed, 7 injured in Jammu road accident

Two persons were killed and seven others injured today when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The vehicle, which was on its way from Kishtwar to Jammu, skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Qasal Morh under Kud police station limit of Udhampur district this afternoon, Udhampur SSP Anil Magotra said.

Two persons -- Mohammad Safi and Mohammad Abba -- were killed on the spot, he said.

The injured were rushed to a hospital in Chenani, from where they were shifted to a district hospital in Udhampur.