A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Saturday, forcing suspension of all vehicular traffic for several hours.
Officials said the landslide struck the 270-km highway nearHigni-Ramsoo around 9 am, leaving thousands of Jammu-bound vehicles stranded, aTraffic department official said.
Road clearance agencies swung into action and traffic wasrestored around 7.30 pm for stranded vehicles.
Traffic police said there would be no movement of vehicleson the highway on Sunday due to maintenance work.
Traffic on the highway has been restricted to one-way andplies alternatively from Srinagar and Jammu in view of the ongoing work on thefour-laning highway project.
Meanwhile, one person was killed and two brothers injured intwo separate road accidents in Ramban district, police said.
An SUV skidded off the road and plunged into a 400-metregorge near Karool village on Friday, resulting in the death of its driver,Satish Kumar, they said.
Two people, driver Sunil Kumar and his brother Ajay Kumar,were injured when their truck turned turtle near Seri along the highway, theofficial said.