Jammu, June 5: Four persons were killed, one more is missing and feared dead while another was injured as the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a river in Ramban district on Saturday.

They said passenger cab—Innova (J02BA-1707)—was on way to Jammu from Srinagar when it met the accident near Digdol on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world. Four travelers died on the spot and their bodies recovered while one is missing and another was rescued in injured condition by rescuers comprising locals, police and members of QRT Ramban.

Confirming it SHO Ramban Padeep Sharma said that while four bodies have been recovered and injured person hospitalized, searches are underway to trace a missing persons who is feared to be dead. gns