Ramban/Jammu, Apr 19 (PTI) A truck driver and his helper died late Wednesday evening when a boulder hit their truck along the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The boulder hit the cabin of the Kashmir-bound truck near Digdole, resulting in the death of driver Maqsood Ahmad and helper Naveed Ahmad, both residents of the Rajpora area, they said.

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The officials said the bodies were retrieved from the damaged truck by rescuers, who rushed to the scene after getting information about the accident.

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