SRINAGAR: A 13-year-old boy was killed and seven people, including a 10-year-old child, were injured after a speeding truck collided with two mini-buses and an auto-rickshaw at Kalibari crossing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday morning, officials said.
The accident occurred around 8.30 am when the truck, travelling from Jammu towards Lakhanpur, reportedly went out of control and rammed into the three passenger vehicles at the busy crossing, the officials said.
The deceased was identified as Shivam, a 13-year-old boy. Seven other people sustained injuries in the collision, they said.
The injured, including a 10-year-old boy, were taken to Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Kathua for treatment.
Further details about the circumstances of the accident were awaited.
