10 Killed as Taxi Plunges into Deep Gorge on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

 

 

The accident took place near Battery Chashma in the Ramban area. The police, State Disaster Response Force, and civil Quick Response Team started a rescue operation.

 

Earlier in the day, Jammu and Kashmir police said that a rescue operation was going on.

 

"A passenger taxi rolled down a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Battery Chashma in the Ramban area. Police, SDRF and civil QRT Ramban reached the spot; rescue operation are going on," said an official of the J&K Police.

 

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said he spoke to Deputy Commissioner Ramban Baseer-ul-Haq after learning about the road accident, adding that he is in constant touch with the authorities.

 

"Spoke to DC Ramban, Baseer-ul-Haq, after learning about the tragic road accident in which a passenger taxi rolled down a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Battery Chashma, leading to the loss of 10 lives. I'm in constant touch. My sincere condolences to the bereaved families," says Union Minister Jitendra Singh.