Jammu, June 14 (JKNS): Three persons were killed and two others injured after a car collided with a bus near Jagti-Karli area of Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during the intervening night of June 13 and 14, officials said on Sunday.
Official sources told JKNS that the accident involved a car bearing registration number HR29BB2127 and a bus bearing registration number JK02AJ9933.
Five persons of the car sustained injuries in the collision and were immediately shifted by police to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for treatment.
Two of the injured were declared brought dead on arrival at the hospital, while another succumbed to injuries during treatment, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Sikander Saifi of Ballabhgarh, Haryana; Shakti of Ballabhgarh, Haryana; and Mohit Verma, son of Sunil Verma, a resident of Ballabhgarh, Haryana.
The injured were identified as Deepak Verma, son of Manoj Verma, a resident of Ballabhgarh, Haryana, and Kuldeep Sharma, son of Inderpal Sharma, a resident of Bahudutt.
Police have taken cognizance of the incident, while further details are awaited.(JKNS)
