Ramban, Oct 27: One person killed, another went missing, and two sustained injuries after a car plunged into the River Chenab following a collision between two private vehicles near the Warva Bridge area of Kishtwar on the Batote–Kishtwar National Highway (NH-244) on Monday morning.

According to officials, the accident occurred when an Alto car (registration number JK14B-9208) collided with a Kia car (registration number JK02CD-6124) from the rear near Warra Pul. The impact caused the Kia vehicle to skid off the road and fall into the River Chenab, where it was quickly submerged in the strong current.

Soon after the mishap, rescue teams comprising personnel from the Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and Red Cross volunteers rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

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