Head-on collision claims one life
STATE TIMES NEWS
Banihal (Ramban): Four members of family were feared dead as their car skidded off a highway and rolled down into a river in Ramban district on Monday, officials said.
The incident took place near Mehar bekt of Ramban when Sub Inspector Rakesh Kumar of RPF post Jat, his wife Asha Rani, their two sons – Sachit Bhagat and Mehul Bhagat – were travelling from Srinagar to Jammu.
As per the eyewitnesses, Kumar was driving the car. He lost control and the car fell into the river at Mehad, they told police. Police said that search operations were underway with help of quick reaction team (QRT) and SDRF.
Meanwhile one person died and 12 non-local labourers were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and tempo vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar highway at Chamalwas in Ramban district, officials said.
They said a truck (JK13C /4760) driven by Kabir Ahmed Khan of Rafiabad Baramulla collided with tempo (PB07BT/8324) which was on its way towards Srinagar. The accident resulted in injuries to the passengers travelling in tempo who were labourers from Bijnore UP, they said. Sajid Ahmed (37) who was referred to GMC Anantnag later succumbed to the injuries.
The injured include Karan Jeet Singh (40, driver of Tempo), Gajinder Singh (45) , Mohammad Ayooub (39), Satish Kumar (39), Mustqeem (48), Nazir Ahmed (27), Shah Nawaz (28), Shakeel Ahmed (40), Omesh (24), Akshay (20), Mohammad Anwar (35) and Tahir Ahmed (36), all residents of UP Years R/o UP.
FIR No. 143/2021 under section 279/337 IPC stands registered at police station Banihal.