Aman Zutshi
A 14-year-old boy died on Sunday (April 28) after he fell from a hilltop into a gorge while playing with a cycle in Khag Nallah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
According to the report, the mishap took place when a minor boy who was playing with a cycle on a hilltop suddenly slipped into a deep gorge at Humble Marmat in Doda, resulting in on the spot of the boy.
After the boy fell into gorge, the local people, police started a rescue operation to save the boy but they only retrieved his lifeless body.
The deceased has been identified as Anuj resident of Marmat of Doda district.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the law at Khellani police station.
On 15 November 2023, 39 people died and 17 more were injured when the driver of a passenger bus lost control and the vehicle plunged into a 300–400 ft (91–122 m) deep gorge in the hilly area of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
The bus, which had registration number JK02CN-6555, was carrying 54 passengers, a driver and a conductor, when it plunged from the Batote-Kishtwar national highway near Trungal-Assar and fell 300–400 feet (91–122 metres) down a gorge. The bus landed on a disused road, 2.5 miles (4 km) from Rajgarh. The bus was over its 38 passenger capacity, which may have contributed to the driver being unable to negotiate the tight turn
As per a report, J&K ranked second across India in the tally of 10,000 vehicle accidents in this period with an average of 900 deaths a year. A total of 4,165 accidents were reported up to August last year. Tragically, 580 individuals (till the end of this year, the number is expected to cross 1,000) lost their lives, and 5,565 others sustained injuries in these incidents. The fatality rate is higher than Delhi, Maharashtra.
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