Seven persons, including two policemen, were killed and two others injured in separate road mishaps in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
Five persons died this morning when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Ramsoo area of Banihal district, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Ayub, Parveena Begum and Shabir Ahmed, Nargis Beagum and Irfan Ahmed, a police officer said, adding the victims were on their way from Banihal to Ramsoo.
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