Ahead of the formal inauguration of Jammu ropeway project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 3, two members of the rescue team, conducting a mock drill here on Sunday, were killed while four others received serious head injuries.
According to preliminary reports the accident took place around 5.30 pm apparently due to mechanical failure.
Eyewitness reports claimed the rescue trolley crash landed on the ground on Mahamaya-Peerkho section during the mock drill. Six people were present in the trolley at the time of the accident.
The State Government has set up high-level enquiry to ascertain the cause of accident leading to death of two persons.
Adviser to the Governor, Iqbal Ahmad Ganai visited the Government Medical College, Hospital in Jammu to enquire about the well being of injured.
He told reporters in the hospital, during a mock drill a rescue trolley of ropeway construction company Damodar Ropeways and Infra Limited (DRIL) crash landed on the ground in which one person died on the spot while another injured succumbed to his injuries. Ganai said, a safety team of Chief Engineers has been constituted to thoroughly investigate the mishap.
The 1.66-km-long cable car project has two phases, first from Bahu Fort to Mahamaya Park and second from Mahamaya to Peer Kho over the Tawi river, with a total length of 1,118 metres.
