Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed while 15 others sustained injuries after their vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a nullah in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

The mishap took place around 10:30 am in the Kadwa area when the CRPF personnel were returning in a bunker vehicle following an operation from Basant Garh.

The vehicle, belonging to the 187 battalion of the force, was carrying 23 personnel. While two personnel died on the spot, 16 others were injured.