Ten people were killed after a XUV skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and fell into a gorge near Battery Chashma in the Ramban area on Friday morning, Officials said.
Officials said that the incident took place around 1.15 am when the vehicle was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar.
A team of the local police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and civil Quick Response Team (QRT) of Ramban reached the spot to carry out a rescue soon after receiving the information about the accident, sources reported.
Bodies of all the deceased have been recovered amid heavy rains. The car’s driver, Balwan Singh (47) of Amb Ghrotha in Jammu, and Vipin Mukhiya Bhairagang of West Champaran in Bihar are among the deceased.
