Ramban, Sep 05 (KNS): Three persons died in two separate road accidents on Srinagar-jammu national highway in Ramban district on Saturday morning with a truck and a mini-truck plunging into a deep gorge.
According to reports reached to Kashmir News Service said “A driver of a mini truck and his helper died when their Srinagar bound mini-truck (JK-19-7275) rolled down into a deep gorge at Digdol near Ramban this morning,” said a police officer.
The driver has been identified as Rouf Ahmed, 32, and his helper Usman Ahmed, 18, of Magerkote in Ramsu.
Earlier, at about 6 am, another truck (JK18 A -0557) on its way from Jammu towards Srinagar, rolled down into a 120 feet deep gorge near Chamalwas in Banihal.
Truck driver Mayssar Ahmed, 24 of Pampore in Srinagar, died while two others identified as Basid Ahmad and Furkan Ahmad of Pampore were injured.
They were shifted to the district hospital in Banihal for treatment. (KNS)