Truck Skids Off Road in Ramban; One Person Rescued, Two Missing

Ramban 18 January (KNB): Driver among two persons have gone missing, while another person was rescued after a truck they were travelling in fell into a stream as it skidded off road in Ramban area of Jammu division today.

Officials said that a truck bearing number HR38-1633 skidded off the road and fell into a stream at Sher Bibi area of Banihal, Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the morning.

After the accident, a rescue operation was launched by police and a quick response team, besides locals and several members of NGOs joined in, officials said.

A person was rescued in an injured condition, while the driver of the truck and another person on board has been missing since the accident, officials said, adding that the injured person was shifted to a hospital for treatment.

The search for two missing persons who were on board of the truck is going on, officials said. (KNB)