All four people on board a cash van of the Jammu and KashmirBank were killed after the vehicle plunged into a deep gorge near Bani inKathua district late Monday, police said.

“The van was on its way to Bani from Basohli with bankemployees comprising two guards and a cashier cum clerk. It seems the driverfailed to negotiate a curve at a place called Kro and the vehicle rolled downinto a deep gorge,” Kathua district’s senior superintendent of police ShridharPatil said.Three of the occupants were killed on the spot while the fourthsuccumbed to his injuries on way to hospital, the officer said.

Patil said the cash was recovered from the site of accidentby police and bank officials. It has been learnt that the cash van was carryingover Rs two crore for delivery to various bank branches in the area.A bankofficial said that the entire cash was collected from the gorge and will becounted on Tuesday.

The dead have been identified as guards Yashpal of ChannArorian, Harbans of Dayalachak, cashier Kewal Krishan of Patli Morh in Sambadistrict and driver Vikram of Hiranagar.

Vikram, who was critically injured, was shifted to primaryhealth center at Jandrali. His family then arranged to take him to a hospitalin Punjab but he succumbed to his injuries at Basohli.