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2 die as landslide hits truck in Doda

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 3/24/2019 12:20:55 PM

DODA, Mar 23: Two persons were killed when their truck was hit by a landslide in Doda district Saturday morning.
“The truck was on its way from Thathri to Gandoh and the accident occurred at Piykul Kara, 37 km from here Friday night,” a police official said.
He said the landslide hit the vehicle, burying alive two of its occupants - driver Shahzad Hussain (27) of Bhaderwah and conductor Arif Hussain (22) of Kishtwar district.
While the driver’s body was retrieved from the spot around 3 AM, the other body was recovered around 7.00 AM, the official said, adding that both the bodies were shifted to a trauma centre Thathri for completion of formalities.