Five persons including a trooper die in Ramban road accident

Tairq Nabi Bhat

Ramban, June 5, KNT: Five persons including a trooper were killed on Saturday when a cab skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Ramban district of Jammu region, officials said.

They said a SUV was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it went out of control from the driver near Digdol area and fell into 500 deep feet in Bishlari stream.

Deputy Commissioner Ramban told news agency Kashmir News Trust that five persons have died in the a...

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Truck driver killed, Conductor injured in Accident at Fotu La

Leh, June 5, KNT: A truck met with an accident in the mountainous pass of Leh resulting into the death of the driver and injuries to the Conductor.

Both the driver and the conductor (cousins) hail from Haknar Gund area of Central Kashmir’s Kangan town.

The accident occurred at Fotu-La Pass when the driver Muhammad Aslam Famda lost control over the truck and it fell deep into 200 feet deep gorge.

The truck (JK01P/8724) suffered damages while the driver died on spot. The 25-year-old Conductor Mun...

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Tanker driver dies on spot in Leh road accident

Leh, June 1, KNT: A tanker driver died while his helper was grievously injured on Srinagar-Leh Highway near Tangsa area of Leh on Tuesday.

Reports said that a tanker (JK02BU-5825) on way from Srinagar to Leh met with an accident after driver lost control over the vehicle near Tangsa area and skidded off the road.

The driver died on the spot while the Conductor sustained critical injuries.

SHO Police Station Tangsa Leh, Imtiyaz Hussain told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the condition of th...

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One dies, two injured in accident on Srinagar-Kargil highway

Drass, May 26: One person died on spot while two others sustained grevious injuries after a vehicle fell into a deep gorge on Srinagar-Leh Highway near Batra Camp in Drass today.

Divulging information about the accident, Station House Officer Drass, Haji Feroz Ahmed told Voice of Ladakh that an Alto K-10 (JK16/0966) vehicle was on way to Srinagar from Kargil when near Batra Camp Drass it met with an accident and fell in a 16 feet deep gorge. He said the vehicle was completely damaged in the a...

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