2 cops killed, 3 injured in J&K road mishap

Two cops killed and three other injured as their truck rolled down into a gorge.

Two cops were killed and three other police personnel, including a sub-inspector, injured when a truck they were travelling in rolled down into a gorge near Raggi Nallah, about 160 kms from Jammu in Doda district, sources said on Saturday.

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The mishap occurred on Friday evening when the driver of the ill-fated truck lost control near a curve in Raggi Nallah. The truck belonging to home guards and civil defence organisations was on its way from Jammu to Dodam, they said.

The deceased were identified as constables Hardeep Singh and Rohit Kumar. The injured, including sub-inspector Panjabu Ram, were later rushed to a hospital for treatment, the sources added.