Overview

• On June 28, a goods truck en route from Jammu to Srinagar skidded off the road in Nachinala, Ramban district, and plunged into a deep gorge.
• Both the driver, identified as Raju of Udhampur, and his helper died instantly and their bodies were taken to Sub-district Hospital Banihal for medico-legal formalities.
• Local police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
• The Jammu–Srinagar National Highway has seen numerous fatal crashes in recent months, often blamed on narrow roads, over-speeding and overloading.
• The Vande Bharat train service, inaugurated on June 6, now provides a year-round rail link to Kashmir Valley but road travel hazards persist.