13-year-old boy killed, 7 injured in Kathua road accident

Kathua, November 1:

A tragic road accident took place in Kathua district on Sunday morning. The speeding truck hit two minibuses and an auto-rickshaw. A 13-year-old boy was killed and seven others were injured in the accident.

The accident took place at around 8:30 am at the busy Kalibari Chowk. The truck was on its way to Lakhanpur from Jammu. At the same time, the driver lost control of the vehicle and the truck hit two minibuses and an auto-rickshaw running on the road.

A 13-year-old boy named Shivam died in the accident and seven people were injured. A 10-year-old boy was also among the injured. All the injured have been admitted to the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Kathua for treatment.