18-Year-Old Killed, 14 Injured in Separate Accidents in Jammu and Rajouri
SRINAGAR: An 18-year-old girl died, and 14 others were injured in two separate accidents in the Jammu and Rajouri districts on Saturday, officials said.
They said that nine passengers were injured when a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident near Kunjwani in Jammu.
“All the injured were shifted to a hospital, where one of them, Surbhi Kumari, 18, daughter of Ashwani Kumar of Jallo Chak Gangyal, succumbed to her injuries. Others admitted to the hospital have been identified as Saina, 16, daughter of Mohammad Rafiq of Kunjwani; Goutam Sharma, 25, son of Lt. Sh. Manoj Kumar of Chatha; Akesh Mohan, 39, son of Lt. Tilak Raj Mohan of Afgana Mohalla Panjtrithi; Muskan Sharma, 16, daughter of Rohi Dass of Ratnu Chak Jammu; Sarita, 16, daughter of Upinder Ram of Dhyansar Bari Brahmana; Nisha, 16, daughter of Durga Swansi of Jharkhand A/P Dhyansar Bari Brahmana; Sumit Kumar, 16, son of Mulkh Raj of Doda A/P Bari Brahmana; and Shivani, 14, daughter of Raj Kumar of Kunjwani.
A case has been registered, and investigations have been taken up.
Meanwhile, a canter rolled down the road near Dawain, Dharamsal in Rajouri, leading to injuries to six persons.
Officials said that the canter was moving towards Siot from Kalakote in the Rajouri district, and those injured have been hospitalized. (GNS)
