JAMMU: Two persons, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed and nine others injured in two separate road accidents in Kathua and Reasi districts on Sunday, officials said.
In Kathua, a 13-year-old boy was killed and seven persons sustained injuries after a truck collided with two mini-buses and an auto-rickshaw at Kalibari crossing on Sunday morning.
Officials said the accident took place around 8:30 am when the truck, travelling from Jammu towards Lakhanpur, allegedly lost control and rammed into the three vehicles at the busy crossing.
The deceased boy was identified as Shivam. Seven injured persons, including a 10-year-old boy, were shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital, Kathua, for treatment.
In a separate accident on the Reasi-Katra road, one person was killed and two others injured after a bus and a Maruti Swift Dzire collided at Saldi Bhaga on Sunday evening.
Officials said the accident involved a bus bearing registration number JK02BB-9374 and a Maruti Swift Dzire bearing registration number JK20C-2556. The collision took place within the jurisdiction of Police Station Reasi.
The driver of the car, identified as Yash Paul Sharma, son of late Bansi Lal and a resident of Karua, sustained critical injuries and died at the spot.
Two other occupants of the car, identified as Jitender Sharma and his wife Pooja Gupta, residents of Mumbai, were injured in the collision. They were reportedly returning from Shiv Khori when the accident occurred.
The injured were shifted to District Hospital Reasi for treatment.
Police have taken cognisance of the Reasi accident. Further details about the circumstances leading to both accidents were not immediately available.
