Two schoolchildren were killed when a dumper they weretravelling in skidded off the road and fell into the Chenab river in Jammu andKashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, police said.
The driver and five other students were critically injuredin the accident which took place on the Karol-Kundi link road near Jaishwalbridge, a police official said.
He said the driver of the dumper, which was on its way toKundi village, had given lift to the children, including two of his own, whowere returning from school.
The vehicle rolled down over 400-ft before submerging in theriver, the official said.
A rescue operation was immediately launched and eightpersons, including seven students, were evacuated and rushed to hospital. Agirl and a boy succumbed to injuries at the hospital, he said.
The condition of most of the injured is stated to be”critical”, he added.
The official said an operation was underway to rescueanother person who was reportedly travelling in the vehicle at the time of theaccident.
In another incident, a driver of another dumper was killedwhen his vehicle plunged into a gorge in Doda district on Monday, the policeofficial said.
The incident took place at Galginder on the Bhaderwah-Dodaroad. The deceased was identified as Bittu, a resident of Bareru village, hesaid.