SRINAGAR: At least two people died in a road accident after a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near Battery Chashma along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district late on Monday night, an official said on Tuesday.
An official said that the driver of the cab failed to negotiate a sharp curve, causing the vehicle to fall into a deep gorge about 150 meters near Battery Chashma, Ramban, on NH-44 at 12:30 am.
He said that soon after the accident, police, civil QRT, and SDRF reached the accident spot, and two occupants traveling in the said vehicle were retrieved and shifted to DH Ramban, where both were declared brought dead at the hospital.
“The deceased have been identified as Hakam Din, son of Abdul Rehman, aged about 25 years, and Tariq Ahmed, son of Abdul Rashid, aged about 32 years, both residents of Village Dalwa, Sangaldan, Gool District Ramban,” he added.
“A case FIR No 48/224 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Ramban,” the official added. (KNO)
