JAMMU, June 18: At least 23 people were killed and an equal number hurt on Sunday when a truck filled with workers plunged into a gorge in occupied Kashmir, police said.
The accident took place at Ramban, 157km from Jammu.
The workers were being ferried from Jammu to Srinagar, when the driver lost control of the truck which toppled 350 feet into a gorge, a police spokesman said. Rescuers recovered 20 bodies from the spot and three of 26 wounded died in hospital.—AFP
