Srinagar, Sep 12: Four persons died after a truck they were traveling in was hit by a boulder slide on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Banihal area of Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said.
An official told Greater Kashmir that a truck (registration number JK03J 0312) heading towards Kashmir was hit by a big slide of rocks near Sliad Sherbibi, pushing it into a gorge.
SHO Banihal Mohammad Afzal Wani said a rescue operation was immediately launched by police and QRT Ramsoo. However, all four occupants were killed in the spot.
He said the bodies were shifted to SDH Banihal.
