JAMMU, Jan 5: Four persons were killed and two were missing when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident on Sunday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.Police here said that a vehicle on its way towards village Massu from Paddar plunged into a gorge.
“Four passengers have been killed in the accident, and two are missing,” they said, adding that a manhunt is launched.
The deceased were identified as Raj Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Haqiqat Singh, and Satish Kumar, all residents of Garh, Paddar, Kishtwar.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh posted on X, “Saddened to learn just now that four of the passengers travelling in the vehicle have been found dead on the spot. Two other persons, including the driver, are not traced as yet. My sincere condolences to the bereaved families.”