Two children among five killed in mishap

Jammu, Sep 3 (UNI) At least five persons, including two children, were killed in two separate incidents here today.

Four persons died on the spot when the car in which they were travelling skidded off and fell into the canal at Purkho, 15 km from here, police said. On receiving the information, police swung into action and fished out all the bodies from the cannal.

The deceased have been identified as Sushma Chowdhary, Kanta Devi, Rami Kumar and Madhu -- all residents of Nowshera of Rajouri district and presently residing at Paloura in Jammu.

In another incident, a woman, identified as Noni Bai, wife of Gulsu Ram resident of Chattisgarh, was hit by a train while she was crossing the railway track at Jammu Tawi railway station, police said adding, she was taken Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where she was declared brought dead.

UNI