Banihal, May 30: Two persons were killed after a truck carrying limestone plunged into a deep gorge and caught fire near Gangroo in the Ramsoo area of Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during the early hours of Saturday, officials said.
According to police, the truck bearing registration number JK16A/ 0693 was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle near Gangroo. The truck veered off the road, plunged into a deep gorge and immediately caught fire.
Soon after receiving information about the incident, police personnel from police station Ramsoo, volunteers of the Himalayan Quick Response Team (QRT) Ramsoo, CRPF personnel and Fire and Emergency Services rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
Officials said the truck was engulfed in flames when rescuers reached the scene. During the search and rescue operation, the bodies of the driver and conductor were recovered from the burnt cabin of the vehicle. Both had died in the incident, and their bodies were found in a partially charred condition.
The truck was completely destroyed in the fire, officials added.
The identities of the deceased were not immediately known, and efforts were underway to establish their identity. Police have taken cognizance of the incident, and further investigation is in progress.
