Three people were killed in an explosion while shifting blasting material from a construction site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday.
The blast occurred at around 8 am when the workers, who had completed the roadwork under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) at Ladda in Pancheri belt, were shifting empty boxes and waste materials.
One person reportedly died on the spot, while the two injured, who were immediately rushed to the District Hospital, Udhampur, succumbed to their injures on the way. (ANI)