Bloody Sunday on roads

Hiranagar : Minor girl among 2 dead

Ramban : Six-year old girl killed

Handwara : Missing MBBS student’s uncle dead

JAMMU : As many as 4 persons died and 32 injured in three separate road accidents which took place on Sunday across the state. The 4 deceased included 2 minor girls, besides uncle of missing MBBS student from Kupwara as he, along with other family members was returning from Odhisa.

Two persons, including a minor girl, were killed and 30 others injured when a passenger bus turned turtle after colliding with a truck trolley on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway near Mela Morh in Kathua district.

A Jammu-Kathua route bus, bearing registration number JK02AP-6423 heading towards Jammu collided with Trailer bearing number RJ02GB 2605, coming from opposite side near Mela Morh Hiranagar. The accident was so hazardous that bus rolled down the road and Trailer was totally shattered.

Two motorcyclists were also hit by the bus after turning turtle.

Som Dass (40) son of Shana Ram of Kootah and Preeti Sharma (10) daughter of Ajay Sharma of Kathua ward number 5, died on the spot, while 30 others were injured in the accident.

Eighteen of the injured were referred to the Government Medical College Hospital here for specialised treatment, an official said, adding that the condition of one of the injured was very critical.

In another tragic incident, a six-year old girl was killed after being hit by a bus at Dharamkund area of district Ramban this afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Khalida Bano daughter of Liaqat Ali resident of Dharamkund. The vehicle bearing registration no JK02AH-3992 was on the way from Jammu to Gool when it reached Dharamkund hit the girl while she was crossing the road.

Meanwhile, one family member of missing MBBS student was killed and two others including his father were injured when a car they were travelling in rammed into a tree at Unsoo area of Handwara on Sunday morning. They were returning from Odhisa where the MBBS student Suhail Aijaz is still missing for more than a month.

A police official concerned told that the car (Tata bolt) bearing registration number JK09A-5547 met with a mishap at Unsoo area of Handwara along Srinagar-Kupwara highway.

The officer said that three persons were injured and one of them succumbed to injuries later.

The deceased has been identified as Liyakat Ali Khan son of Alif din Khan, a resident of Chowkibal, Kupwara. He was local Block President of opposition National Conference.


The injured persons were identified as Aijaz Ahmed Kataria son of Ghulam Nabi Kataria (father of missing MBBS student Suhail Aijaz) and Mushtaq Ahmed Kataria both residents of Marsari, Chokibal Kupwara.

The officer said that a case under relevant sections of the law has been registered and further investigations taken up.

Shoaib Aijaz, younger brother of missing MBBS student Suhail Aijaz said that they were returning home from Odhisa where “my brother is missing from February 9”.

He said that the deceased was Uncle of his father. They had left Odhsia nearly fortnight back and were returning home after efforts to trace out their son failed to materialize in Odhisa.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today expressed grief over Hiranagar road accident.
Singh while praying for early recovery of the injured said that the instruction has already been passed to the district administration to ensure that they get the requisite medical assistance.

Deputy Chief Minister while expressing sympathies with the families of deceased prayed eternal peace to the departed souls.