At least five CRPF personnel injured in accident on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

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A mangled truck is seen after its collision with a CRPF vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Levdura, in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

At least seven persons, including five CRPF personnel, were injured on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) in a head-on collision between a truck and a mini-truck of the paramilitary at Qazigund on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said.

The CRPF vehicle and the truck collided at Levdora in Qazigund area. Five CRPF personnel, including four officers, were injured in the accident, they said.

The injured were taken to a hospital, the officials said, adding that their conditions were stated to be stable.

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