STATE TIMES NEWS
Ramban: Two dead and four minors among 12 others received injuries when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into gorge near Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar NHW-44.
According to police, a sumo vehicle bearing registration number Jk03A 6391 carrying 14 passengers, while coming from Jammu to Banihal lost control and the vehicle fell into deep gorge at Samadhi Morh, Digdol area of Ramban on Saturday.
Police, CRPF, SDRF and QRT Ramban rushed to the spot and shifted all 14 passengers to District Hospital Ramban, where doctors declared two of them as brought dead.
CMO Ramban Dr Fareed Ahmed said that we received total 14 persons here, out which two were brought dead and other 12 were injured. Out of 12, six are seriously injured and are being shifted to GMC Jammu. He informed that 9 persons traveling in the ill fated vehicle belongs to UP and other five were locals.
According to SSP Ramban P.D.Nitya, the deceased have been identified as Gulzar Ahmed, son of Irfan, resident of UP and Sameer Ahmed, son of Tahir, resident of UP.
The injured passengers have been identified as Jameela (7), daughter of Fayaz, residence of Neel; Nasir Khan (19), son of Arshad Khan, resident of UP Hewa; Aikra (2.5); Akya (8), Ara Bano (4), daughter of Fayaz, resident of Neel; Soib Khan (18), son of Akhter; Sohil Khan, son of Irfan Khan, resident of UP; Manzoor Ahmed, son of Bashir Ahmed, resident of Neel (driver), Khaleda Begum, wife of Fayaz Ahmed, resident of Neel; Arif, son of Akhter, resident of UP; Ashu, resident of UP and Usman, son of Akbar, resident of UP.
Meanwhile relatives of injured persons admitted in GMC Jammu criticize Hospital Administration for their callous attitude for not taking care of patients seriously.
The injured persons admitted in GMC Jammu were Khalida Begum, wife of Fayaz Ahmed, resident of Neel, her 3 daughters Asiya 10, Jameela 7 and Aiyra 4, and two others.
Maternal uncle of minor children, Shahraz Ahmed of Pogal Ramban, said that no one is attending our patients in proper way. Neither patients are being provided advanced treatment nor any specialized treatment is being given to them. He appealed LG and Ramban Admin to intervene into the matter so that lives can be saved. He alleged that no one came to know the condition of these patients or no relief has been announced/given out of Red Cross.