Two persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in a tragic road mishap that happened on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch Highway at Chingus in Rajouri district.

The accident took place during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to police, a cab bearing registration number JK12D 7568, which was coming from Jammu towards Rajouri, it collided with a roadside concrete crash barrier at Chingus.

In this accident, vehicle driver and four passengers sustained injuries and they were shifted to GMC Associated Hospital Rajouri, where Naik Singh (53) son of Puran Singh R/o Bari Pattan and Mohammad Yaqoob (45) son of Mohammad Fazal resident of Saila Surankote were declared as brought dead.

The injured include Mohammad Farooq son of Mohammad Fazal resident of Saila Surankote, Driver Mohammad Sageer son of Mohammad Haneef resident of Digwar Poonch and Mohammad Mushtaq son of Fazal Hussain resident of Kakora Manjakote.

The injured are undergoing treatment at GMC Rajouri.

Police have registered a case and taken up investigation.