KT NEWS SERVICE KATHUA/JAMMU, May 28: Two Courier Company employees were killed and twenty persons were injured in different road accidents across the Jammu division.
Police reports said that a motorcyclist and his pillion rider who were employees of Courier Company, died on the spot after being hit by a truck at Hatli Morh at Hatli Morh on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway in Kathua district today.
Both of them working with a Courier Company at Pathankot were returning after handing over Courier at Chenab Textile Mills Kathua when the mishap took place.
Identity of both the deceased who are residents of Pathankot was not yet ascertained.
The bodies were shifted to District Hospital Kathua mortuary for autopsy and identification.
Police have seized both the vehicles and registered a case in this connection.
Police said that six persons were injured when the TATA Sumo in which they were traveling in collided with a truck near Nandni.
The injured were identified as Farooq Ahmed, son of Lal Din of Surankote, Bashir, son of Ghulam Nabi of Srinagar, Hira Lal, son of Dhani Ram of Uttar Pardrash, Arun Ganjoo, son of AK Ganjoo of Srinagar, Paramjeet, son of Parshotam Lal of Gurdaspur and Jaswant Kour, son of Daljeet Singh of Amritsar.
Balkar Singh, son of Anant Singh of Janglote district Kathua was injured when a scooter was hit by motor cycle at Janglote, Gain Singh, son of Kesar Singh of Srinagar was hit by CRPF vehicle 407 at Channi Himmat Jammu, Kuldeep, son of Madav Singh of Nanak Nagar was injured when an auto in which he was traveling was hit by Army vehicle at Manda near Petrol Pump.
Nand Kishore, and Mohit Kumar both sons of Chemal of Subash Nagar were injured when a motorcycle was hit by matador at Rajinder Chowk.
Femu, son of Daya Ram of Rajpura was hit by unknown vehicle at Batehra, Ram Das, son of Bua Ditta of Rajbagh Kathua was injured when motorcycle slipped at Rajbagh, Kathua.
They were admitted to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital Jammu for treatment.
Tata Sumo bearing registration number 5757-JK14A driven by Bhagwan Singh, son of Gian Singh on way from Magar Kote to Ukrhal link road skidded off the road at Hewagan and rolled down about 250 feet into a nallah resulting injuries to three persons identified as Rita Devi, wife of Bhagwan Singh, Ashish Abjeet Singh sons of Bhagwan Singh including driver all of them are Kunchi Ukhral Tehsil Banihal.
All injured shifted to Bone and Joints hospital Banihal and after first aid were shifted to Srinagar for further treatment.
A bus bearing number 8851-JK04 on its way from Ram Nagar to Udhampur met with an accident near BDO office Ram Nagar resulting injuries to one person identified as Sunil, son of Sansar Chand of Chanuta and shifted to Sub District Hospital Ram Nagar for treatment.