Driver killed after truck rolls into gorge near Nachlana on NH-44

Banihal, May 17: A truck driver was killed after his vehicle met with an accident near Nachilana on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Sunday morning.

According to reports, the Haryana-registered truck was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar when it skidded off the highway and rolled down into a gorge, plunging onto the banks of Nallah Bishlari. The truck was loaded with paint and hardware material.

Police said that soon after receiving information about the accident, teams from Police, Traffic Police, Army’s 23 Rashtriya Rifles, Himalayan QRT Ramsoo, and volunteers of NGO Banihal Volunteers rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

They said the rescuers retrieved the driver from the severely damaged truck and shifted him to the nearby medical facility of 23 Rashtriya Rifles, where Army doctors declared him brought dead.

Police said that the body of the deceased driver was later shifted to Sub-District Hospital Banihal for medico-legal formalities. However, the identity of the driver could not be established immediately, and efforts are underway to ascertain his identity.

Police have registered a case and initiated further investigation into the accident.