Srinagar: A dump truck driver had a miraclous escape after being mowed down by a snow mound along Kupwara-Keran road stretch here on Sunday afternoon. The occurence was sighted by a team of Beacon personnel and subsequently launched an operation to rescue the stuck trucker.
While talking to GNS, a Beacon official of 109 RCC said that the incident took place this afternoon while a team from the department was clearing the road of accumulated snow near Water Point at Farkian Top along the road.
“On spotting the occurence, the team rushed the spot and after hours of hectic efforts, pulled out the stuck driver”, the official said.
“The driver is doing fine and has no visible injury anywhere on his body”, the official added. (GNS)
