Three children and a woman, part of a marriage party, were killed and 15 people injured in a collision of two vehicles in Samba district, officials said on Saturday.
The injured were taken to the Samba district hospital.
Seven critically injured were shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu, officials said.
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The incident took place on Friday at around 11.50pm, when a tempo traveller carrying 19 members of a marriage party collided with a truck, they said.
In the accident, three children died on the spot and 15 others were injured, they said.
Of the three children, two were siblings.
The deceased were identified as Suman Devi, 40, Rahul, 8, his sister Muskan, 5, and Krish, 5.
All of them were residents of Jaswal Mandal of Samba district.