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Driver Killed, Two Injured as Landslide Hits Goods Carrier in J&K’s Reasi

Monsoon-driven slope failure underscores persistent hazards on hilly Reasi routes.

A vehicle was caught in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi

Overview

  • The goods vehicle bearing registration JK20B-9578 was struck near Malai Nallah in Mahore in the early hours of Saturday.
  • Police identified the deceased as Shahbaz Ahmad, son of Bashir Ahmad, a resident of Jamlan.
  • Two passengers, Javeed of Kansooli and Abdul Gani, sustained injuries and were moved for treatment.
  • Doctors at PH Dharmari declared the driver brought dead after the trio was shifted from the site.
  • Police have taken cognizance of the incident, and a separate flash-flood case in Kathua involved a car recovered from a streamlet.