Jammu: Two NEET aspirants riding a motorcycle were killed after being run over by a truck on the Sidhra bridge near here, officials said on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Towheed Wani of Rajouri and Mehrun Nissa of Doda, both in their early twenties.
The two students were coming from Nagrota to Bhatindi when their motorcycle skidded on the road while crossing Sidhra bridge late Tuesday night and were run over by a truck, resulting in their death on the spot.
Wani, who was driving the motorcycle, reportedly lost control when a person sitting inside a parked car on the bridge opened the door, the officials said quoting eyewitnesses.
The bodies of the deceased were shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital Jammu and handed over to their families for last rites after completion of postmortem and other formalities on Wednesday morning, the officials said.
The students were staying in Bhatindi area of Jammu and preparing for NEET examination for admission to undergraduate MBBS courses, the officials said.
They said the truck driver was taken into custody while a case has been registered for further investigation.
Meanwhile, two people died and five others got injured when a vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Chassoti area of Padder in Kishtwar district, officials said
An official said that the vehicle fell into a gorge, resulting in on spot death to two persons and injuries to others.
He said that the injured have been shifted to district hospital Kishtwar for treatment.
“Just now spoke to DC Kishtwar, Rajesh Kumar Shavan after receiving the report of a road accident involving a Tata Sumo vehicle in Chisoti , Padar. Unconfimed report of 2 to 4 casualties. Rescue team rushed to the spot. The injured will be appropriately shifted to the hospital. Every required assistance will be provided”, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh post on X.
2 students among 4 killed in 2 accidents
