Jammu

Four killed in road accident in Udhampur

JAMMU — Four persons, including a CRPF jawan, were killed on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) when a bus hit a parked load carrier and a motorcycle in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The accident occurred near Jakhani-Chenani area on Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 11 a.m..

They said the driver of a bus on its way to Jammu from Doda lost control and hit a motorcycle before colliding with a load carrier, which had developed some fault and was being repaired by a mechanic.

The mechanic and the load carrier driver died on the spot, while two persons travelling in the bus were thrown out of the emergency window and died on the way to hospital, the official said. — (PTI)