Banihal/Jammu, Jun 16 (PTI) A 27-year-old driver of a dumper truck was killed when a tyre of his vehicle exploded in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.

The deceased was identified as Haroon Ahmad, a resident of Dalwa-Gool, police said.

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According to police, Ahmad was changing a flat tyre of his truck at Sangaldan when another tyre suddenly exploded, leaving him critically injured.

Ahmad succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital, the officials said.

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Further investigation is underway, Sub-divisional Police Officer Gool Nihar Ranjan said.

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