Truck driver killed in multi-vehicle collision inside Banihal-Qazigund tunnel

Banihal, March 07: A truck driver died on the spot after a collision inside the Banihal-Qazigund four-lane tunnel late Thursday night.

Police said the truck was heading towards Jammu from the Kashmir Valley when several trucks in a row collided inside the tunnel.

The injured driver was evacuated from the spot and shifted to Banihal Hospital by a team of police and Aathan Company (responsible for tunnel maintenance), but the doctors declared him brought dead.

He was later identified as Sukhdev Singh, son of Bakhtwar Singh, resident of Pallipora, Punjab.

A case has been registered at Banihal police station, and further investigation has been initiated.