NL Correspondent
Jammu Tawi, Nov 13
Four people were killed and five others injured when a vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu's Kishtwar district on Wednesday, officials said.The vehicle, carrying pilgrims from Palmar to the Sarthal temple, fell into the gorge after the driver lost control over it, they said.Police and locals rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a district hospital in Kishtwar, where doctors declared four of them brought dead, the officials said.Three critically injured people were shifted to the Government Medical College here through a chopper for specialised treatment. District administration, Kishtwar, provided immediate relief of Rs 10,000 each to the family members of the deceased and 5,000 each to the injured. This is the second such incident in 24 hours as 16 people, including five women and three children, were killed on Tuesday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district. Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu today sanctioned ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh each for the Next of the Kin (NoK) of those who died in a road accident near Khellani on Batote-Kishtwar National Highway.Meanwhile, the Lt. Governor has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives in accident.In a message, he expressed heartfelt condolence to the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls.District Administration Kishtwar today provided immediate relief to the next of the Kin of deceased persons and those injured in a road mishap ØP02
4 killed, 6 injured in Kishtwar accident
here at Sarthal.Atleast 4 persons died and 5 others were injured when a vehicle bearing no JK 17- 6479 boarded with passengers met with an accident on way from Palmar to Sarthal. After receiving the information, District administration, Kishtwar provided immediate relief to the tune of Rs 10 thousand each to the families of deceased and 5 thousand each to injured out of District Red Cross Fund.The DC Kishtwar informed that all the injured were shifted to District Hospital Kishtwar for necessary treatment, form where 3 critically injured were shifted to Government Medical College, Jammu, 2 by chopper and 1 by ambulance for specialized treatment. He directed the health authorities to take good care of the injured persons.
