A tragic accident occurred on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway near Kaluchak, resulting in the death of two individuals. The accident involved a truck that crashed into safety barriers and fell into a ditch at a road construction site.

The incident took place around 6.30 am, when the driver of a Samba-bound truck lost control. The truck first hit a pedestrian and then collided with the barriers set up by a construction agency to protect its workers involved in the road construction. Subsequently, the truck fell into a ditch, leading to the death of its driver, Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Udhampur.