5 killed in road mishaps

Five persons were killed in separate road mishaps in Jammu region, says the police.

Five persons were killed in separate road mishaps in Jammu region, police said in Jammu on Thursday.

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Three persons were on Thursday killed when a truck carrying the trio rolled down into a gorge at Baglihar hydro-electric project in Chanderkote in Ramban district , they said, adding all of them died on the spot.

In another incident, one woman Taslima Akhtar was crushed to death today by a truck in Kalaban area of Poonch district, they said.

Meanwhile, one scooterist Anoop Sharam by hit by another vehicle at Udhampur bypass and was killed on the spot, they said, adding that body of the deceased has been handed over to family.