The sport utility vehicle, which was carrying five persons, was on its way to Srinagar from Jammu, when it skidded off the highway and rolled down into river at Banihal belt this afternoon, officials said.
While two persons died at the spot, two others were injured and one went missing, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Nisar Ahmad Saha of Srinagar and Ashok Kumar of Haryana.