Srinagar/Jammu, Mar 26: At least two persons were killed, and five others were injured on Thursday in separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir.
An assistant professor of Poonch degree college, identified as Dr Tabassum Naz, was killed and her husband critically injured in an accident in the Kallar area of Rajouri district.
The accident occurred when the car going to Poonch from Rajouri, went out of the driver’s control and veered off the road.
Locals rushed to the site and conducted a rescue operation, immediately shifting the injured to a nearby health facility. Prof. Tabassum Naz succumbed to her injuries during treatment, while her husband, Hameed, is in critical condition.
Police have reached the scene and launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.
In another accident at Rail Gund in Ganderbal district, one person belonging to Kargil district in Ladakh was killed, while four others were injured. The injured included two tourists from Maharashtra and two from the Ladakh union territory.
The accident occurred due to a head-on collision between two vehicles. (Agencies)
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