4 Jawans killed, 8 injured in Samba road accident

JAMMU: At least four Army personnel were killed when their official truck skidded off and rolled down from a bridge this evening on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway in Samba district.

”An Army truck of two ton on way from Pathankot to Akhnoor area of Jammu skidded off when the driver lost its control and it fell from the bridge near village Jatwal,” a police spokesman here said. He said four jawans died on the spot while eight were injured.

”The injured were rushed to the Military Hospital Jammu,” he said adding that more details are awaited. (AGENCIES)