2 killed, 5 injured in accident in Samba

Two persons were killed and five others were injured when a Tempo skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Samba district today, police said.

A Tempo skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Chowdi Khud in Samba district, a police officer said.

The victims were identified as 52-year-old Ashok Kumar and 17-year-old Romy Choudhary, he said, adding the injured have been hospitalised.

First Published: Jul 21, 2014 16:59 IST