A moment of lost control can mean a long, violent descent
On a Sunday morning in the mountain roads of Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, two power department employees lost their lives when their vehicle slipped from the road and rolled down a hillside in the Jandrola area. Kulbir Singh and Chitinderpal Singh were simply traveling to work when the terrain claimed them — a reminder that in regions where roads cling to the edges of mountains, the ordinary commute carries an extraordinary risk. Two colleagues survived but were seriously injured, and the loss points once again to the quiet, persistent danger that shapes daily life in the high hills.
- A vehicle carrying four power department workers lost control on a winding mountain road in Poonch, plunging down a steep hillside with no warning.
- Two men — Kulbir Singh and Chitinderpal Singh — were killed on impact, leaving families to absorb a sudden and total loss from what began as a routine workday.
- Two survivors were pulled from the wreckage in serious condition and rushed to hospital, their names and prognosis not yet released by authorities.
- Police recovered the bodies and launched an investigation into vehicle condition, road maintenance, and weather as possible contributing factors.
- The accident renews urgent questions about road safety in Jammu and Kashmir's hilly districts, where mountainous terrain continues to turn everyday travel into a gamble.
A vehicle carrying four power department employees veered off a mountain road in Poonch district on Sunday morning, rolling down a hillside in the Jandrola area. When it finally came to rest, two men were dead and two others were seriously injured.
Kulbir Singh and Chitinderpal Singh, both local power department workers, were on their way to Mandi when the vehicle lost control. In the steep, winding terrain of Poonch, such accidents carry a grim familiarity — roads that hug hillsides leave little room for error, and a single moment of lost control can mean a long and violent fall.
Police recovered the bodies, which were sent for postmortem examination, while the two injured survivors were transported to hospital for treatment. Their identities and conditions were not immediately made public.
The power department lost two of its own in an instant, and their families now carry that weight. Investigators will examine the vehicle, the road, and the weather conditions at the time — but in a landscape defined by its mountains, such inquiries often yield only partial answers. The terrain itself remains the enduring hazard.
A vehicle carrying four power department workers lost its grip on a mountain road in Poonch district on Sunday morning, tumbling down a hillside in the Jandrola area. By the time it came to rest, two men were dead and two others lay injured in the wreckage.
Kulbir Singh and Chitinderpal Singh, both employees of the local power department, did not survive the crash. They had been traveling toward Mandi when the vehicle suddenly veered off the road. In the steep terrain of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, such accidents are not uncommon—the roads wind through mountains where a moment of lost control can mean a long, violent descent.
Police arrived at the scene and recovered the bodies, which were taken for postmortem examination. The two survivors, both seriously hurt, were transported to a hospital for treatment. Their names and current conditions were not immediately disclosed by officials.
The accident underscores the persistent danger of travel through the region's hilly districts, where road conditions and terrain create hazards that can turn a routine work commute into a tragedy. The power department has lost two employees in a single moment, and their families now face the weight of that loss. For the two injured workers, the road to recovery—both physical and psychological—lies ahead.
Investigators will likely examine the vehicle's condition, weather at the time, and road maintenance to understand what led to the loss of control. But in a landscape where mountains dominate and roads cling to hillsides, such questions may yield only partial answers. The terrain itself remains the constant threat.
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What was the vehicle doing on that road at that moment?
It was a work trip—four power department employees heading to Mandi. Nothing unusual about it. The kind of routine journey that happens every day in that district.
And something went wrong with the vehicle itself, or with the road?
That's what investigators will try to determine. The vehicle skidded and lost control. In that terrain, once you lose control, gravity does the rest.
How common are these accidents in Poonch?
Common enough that people who live there understand the risk. Mountainous districts have inherent hazards—narrow roads, steep drops, weather changes. But that doesn't make it any less shocking when it happens to people you know.
The two who survived—do we know anything about them?
Not yet. They were seriously injured and taken to hospital. Their recovery will take time, and they'll carry the memory of what happened to their colleagues.
What happens now to the power department?
They've lost two workers. There will be an investigation, likely some discussion about safety measures. But the immediate reality is that two families are grieving, and two others are hospitalized.