Four of a family killed after truck hits their car in Jammu & Kashmir's Udhampur

A couple and their two daughters were killed and another one was injured early Sunday after their car was hit by a truck in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The family from Jammu was on its way to Kashmir.

The accident took place at Salore near Tikri along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway shortly after midnight, the officials said.They said a rashly-driven truck hit the private car which then collided with another truck, resulting in on-the-spot death of Nitin Dogra, 37, his wife Rittu, 32, and daughters Khushi, 17, and Vani, 11. Another daughter, Brinda (15), suffered critical injuries.

Police have registered a case and a hunt has been launched to arrest the erring driver who fled the scene after the accident, the officials said. (iStock)