Two motorcycle-borne men die in accident on J-K Highway

Two men were killed Friday when their motorcycle was hit by a truck in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Bharat Bhushan, 27, and Gurlal Singh, 28, both residents of Haryana, were travelling on the motorcycle when they were hit by the truck coming from the opposite direction at Gund on the Srinagar-Leh Highway, a police official said.

While Bushan died on the spot, Singh was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed, he said.

A case has been registered and investigation is underway, the official said.