Three persons including two labourers were killed when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge on Friday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police said that a van ferrying three three met with an accident and rolled down into the gorge near Khrew Hydro-Electric Project and resulted in on the spot death of the occupants.
The deceased were identified as driver Badal Kumar (19), Ashfaq Hussain (25) and Chanjgu Ram (38).
The dead were reportedly labourers at the construction company. Police however, have registered a case and started the investigation.