Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 18: A man was killed today in a road accident in Bathera area of city outskirts.
According to a police spokesman, a truck bearing registration number JK02BM-3887 this morning hit a bike bearing registration number JK02AU-0116 at Jammu-Akhnoor National Highway near Bathera Gumpul, resulting into on the spot death of bike rider identified as Kuldeep Singh son of Prempal Singh, a resident of Nowgram, Bishnah.
He said after completing all medico-legal formalities the body of the deceased was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites.
“A case in this connection was registered at police station Kanachak and both the vehicles involved in the accident seized”, the spokesman said, adding the driver of the truck has been arrested.