Aman Zutshi
A soldier has died while three others wounded in a road mishap in Torna Uri area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district today (April 25).
As per sources, an army vehicle met with an accident in Torna Uri in which an army personnel lost his life on spot. However, three other soldiers travelling with sustained injuries.
The other three hurt were rescued and were airlifted for medical attention with the help of chopper to Srinagar and the dead body of the deceased jawan has been brought to hospital for legal and medical formalities.
A case has been registered at a local police station and investigations are taken up.
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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