Kulgam, April 19: Two persons died while two were rescued after they slipped and fell into a trench in Chakpora area of south Kashmir’ Kulgam on Friday.
Quoting an official news agency—Kashmir News Observer, reported that they were working in the trench when suddenly they slipped and fell into it.
“Soon after the incident police, locals rushed to spot and rescued them,” they said.
They said they were shifted to a hospital, where two among them died. The deceased have been identified as Maqbool Dar of Kulgam and Aziz ur Rehman of Bengal.
“Two were brought dead to the hospital, while one is undergoing treatment and another one has been discharged,” Medical superintendent district hospital Kulgam, Gulzar Ahmad Dar was quoted as saying by news agency.