One killed, five injured in separate road accidents in Doda, Ramban

In Doda, four persons, including two women, were injured after a vehicle overturned near Shenai in the Bhalla area of the district.

An official said that all four injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment, where their condition was stated to be stable.

The injured were identified as Ashiq Hussain (35), son of Ghulam Rasool, a resident of Gotha in Bhaderwah; Mohd Javed (48), son of Talib Hussain, and his wife Rubina Begum (46), both residents of Brassu in Bhalla; and Insha (35), wife of Rashid Ahmed, a resident of Bhaderwah.

Police have taken cognisance of the incident, and further details are being verified.

Meanwhile, in a separate accident in Ramban district, a truck driver was killed and its conductor injured after their vehicle plunged into a 70–80-foot gorge near Nachlana along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

An official told KNO that the truck, bearing registration number RJ19GF/2267, was travelling from Srinagar to Gujarat when it fell into the gorge near Banihal.

Both occupants sustained injuries and were shifted to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal, where the driver was declared dead, while the conductor is undergoing treatment.

The deceased was identified as Sadiq Khan, a resident of Barmer in Rajasthan, while the injured conductor was identified as Sikandar, also a resident of Barmer.

Police have initiated an investigation into the incident. (KNO)