Aman Zutshi
In a terrible road mishap, 2 youth died while two others sustained injuries in Dhudar Nallah on Dhar Road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday (April 9).
According to the report, the accident happened approximately around 7am when four youth travelling on two motorcycles struck by a speeding truck bearing registration number “JK057350” near Dhudar Nallah on Dhar Road in Udhampur, resulting in on the spot of 2 men and wounds to two others.
The youth were going to Vaishno Mata Devi Shrine in Katra in Reasi district, but sadly met with this fatal mishap on the way.
After the incident, the other 2 wounded were shifted to Associated Hospital Government an Medical College Udhampur for treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Shubam son of Sham Lal (22/23) resident of Neely Nallah village in Udhampur, Jammu and Rahul Singh resident of Barola of Udhampur district.
The truck has been confisticated by the Udhampur police and a case has been registered in this matter.
More details are awaited.
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.
Crash
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.
In 2023, the Jammu division reported 3,943 road accidents, resulting in 598 fatalities and 5,486 injuries, and the Kashmir division recorded 2,355 accidents, leading to 295 deaths and 2,983 injuries.
As of January 31, 2024, the current year has witnessed 398 road accidents, resulting in 55 fatalities and 486 injuries.
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