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Oil Tanker Crash In Kupwara Kills Two, Injures One

Tragedy struck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Saturday night, when an oil tanker skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and leaving another seriously injured. According to police reports, the accident took place as the tanker was en route to Kupwara. The driver […]

Tragedy struck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Saturday night, when an oil tanker skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and leaving another seriously injured.

According to police reports, the accident took place as the tanker was en route to Kupwara. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle at Machil, causing it to veer off the road and roll down into the gorge. The driver and the conductor of the tanker died instantly at the scene. They have been identified as Jasbir Singh Thakur, a resident of Balshama Sunderbani, Rajouri, and Ankush Choudhary of Nowshara, Jammu division.

The seriously injured individual, identified as Anu Sharma from Sunderbani district, Rajouri, was rushed to a nearby hospital for urgent medical treatment.

The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) at Kupwara Police Station and have initiated an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.

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