41 Killed in Jammu & Kashmir in Bus Accident

Jammu February 25:- At least 41 people died and 11 others were injured in were critically injured in a bus accident in the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday .

According to Police, a bus bearing registration number JK02U-0759 on way from Bhaderwah to Jammu rolled down at Gal Ginder about 2 KMs from Pull Doda thirty three persons died on spot and nineteen persons received injuries. Out of these nineteen injured persons, nine seriously injured persons were airlifted to GMC Jammu, where two persons have succumbed to their injuries. Ten more injured persons are admitted in district hospital Doda. Death toll reaches 41 persons.

Soon after the accident, Doda Police rushed on the spot and started rescue operation. The occupants of the vehicle have been extricated and shifted to District Hospital Doda where thirty two persons were declared as brought dead while as seven other injured succumbed their injuries later . Police with the help of civil administration arranged the chopper and airlifted nine critically wounded persons for specialised treatment in Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu. They have been identified as Hafiz S/O Gh.Qadir R/O Udrana Bhaderwah, Vevak Naraiyan S/O Subash Chander Bhaderwah, Rajni Devi W/O Ram Lal R/O Malnaie, Davinder S/O Lal Nath R/O Bhalra Bhaderwah, Shafqat Ali S/O Gh.Ali Rather R/O Gowario Bhalessa, Unknown lady ( age 20 yrs) and Azia S/O Hafiz R/O Udrana Bhaderwah( age 06 yrs) while as , Subash Chnader s/o Krishan Lal and her daughter Anjna Devi r/o Malan Bhaderwah succumbed their injuries in the way taking the death toll to forty one person.

According to Congress legislator from Doda, Abdul Majid Wani, "dead bodies of at least 30 bus passengers killed in the accident were fished out from the deep gorge till last reports came in".He said this is the fifth major road accident on the Doda-Bhaderwah route in the last two months.

Eyetwitness accounts said that majority of bus pasengers killed in the accident were residents of Bhaderwah and few couples traveling with their children were among those feared killed in the accident.

Angry residents in the area vent their ire against the Border roads organsiation, responsible for maintaining and constructing the road by pushing one of their vehicles in to the river chenab. The BRO men fled the area before their vehicle was pushed in to the river Chenab.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad rushed to the spot along with local legislators of the area to take stock of the resuce operations.

Cabinet Ministers, MLA Inderwal also express shock over Doda-Bhaderwah road accident

The State Cabinet Ministers including Minister for Finance, A. R. Rather, Minister for Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister for Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Minister for Industries & Commerce, Surjit Singh Slathia, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmad and Minister for Health, Horticulture and Floriculture,. Sham Lal Sharma and MLA, Inderwal, G. M. Saroori have expressed grief and shock over the tragic accident which occurred today on the Doda-Bhaderwah road, which claimed several precious lives.

In separate condolence messages, they conveyed sympathies with the bereaved families who lost their dear ones in the accident and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls. They also hoped for the early recovery to the injured.

List of dead and injured persons in Doda accident :-

According to a Police spokesperson following are the details of the persons who have lost their lives in the tragic road accident that took place near Doda today.

1. Waseem Raja S/O Gh. Hussain R/O Burgraone Kishtwar ( age 22 yrs)

2. Hans Raj R/O Village Trown ( age 50 yrs)

3. Zebeda Begum W/O Hafeezur Rehman R/O Udrana Bhaderwah ( age 30 yrs)

4. Sisheela Begum W/O Parvez Ahmed R/O Trown age 21 Yrs)

5. Intiaq Ahmed S/O Late John Mohd R/O Dandi Bhaderwah ( age 30 yrs)

6. Sumeet Sharma S/O Yog Raj R/O Vill.Hathola Bhaderwah( age 20 yrs)

7. Santosh Devi W/O Ranjeet Singh E/O Village Masri Doda ( age 26 yrs)

8. Abdul Rashid S/O Gh.Mohd R/O Chattra Bhaderwah ( age 33 yrs)

9. Sakshi Baloria D/O Yoginder Singh R/O Kursari Bhaderwah ( age 20 yrs)

10. Yoginder Singh S/O Jumail Singh R/O Kursari Bhaderwah

11. Mushtaq Ahmed S/O Ali Mohd R/O Udhampur ( age 33 yrs)

12. Kunta Devi W/O Moti lal R/O Dulwa Handa Bhaderwah ( age 25 yrs)

13. Subash Chander S/O Mans Ram R/O Kolra Bhaderwah ( age 40 yrs)

14. Joginder Lal S/O Thakur Lal R/O Gupt Ganga Bhaderwah ( age 25 yrs)

15. Kunj Lal S/O Mangta Ram Badoroote Sartingal ( age 60 yrs)

16. Babli Devi W/O Kesh Bandu R/O Durga Chinta Bhaderwah ( age 40 yrs)

17. Sameer Bhatti S/O Saleem Bhatt R/O Batote ( age 22 yrs)

18. Shazia Banoo W/O sameet Bhatt R/O Batote ( age 22 yrs)

19. Kamal Raj S/O Late Shanker Dass R/O Sarol Bag ( age 44 yrs)

20. Faqir Lal S/O late Dhuni Chand R/O Kilar ( age 50 yrs)

21. Prem Singh S/o Badri Nath R/O Chattra Bhaderwah ( age 38 yrs)

22. Reeta Devi W/O Prem Singh R/o Chattra ( age 30 yrs)

23. Baby D/O Prem Singh R/O Chattra ( age 03 months)

24. Bishan Nath S/O nan Lal R/O Bhara Kallar Bhaderwah ( age 45 yrs)

25. Harijaint Kumar Jain S/O Shadi Lal R/O Jammu ( age 58 yrs)

26. Ravinder Singh Man Singh R/O Dahara Bhaderwah ( age 47 yrs)

27. Madan Lal S/O Vidya Lal R/O Sankhoj Bhaderwah ( age 42 yrs)

28. Ram Lal S/O Nek Chand R/o Malnai Bhaderwah ( age 42 yrs)

29. Bimla Devi W/O Kunj Lal R/O Sartingal Bhaderwah )( age 50 yrs)

30. Sunita Devi W/)O Sunil Dutt R/O Sartingal Bhaderwah ( age 20 yrs)

31. Subash Chander S/O Krishan Lal R/O Malan, Bhaderwah (expired in GMC Jammu)

32. Anjna Devi D/O Subash Chander R/O Malan, Bhaderwah (expired in GMC Jammu)

33. Mohd Shafi S/O Ab. Hamid R/O Trown, Bhaderwah.

34. Mst. Shariefa Begum D/O Mohd Shafi R/O Trown, Bhaderwah.

35. Tunka Kumar (age 18 yrs.) S/O Lakshmi Chand R/O Motla Tabri, Bhaderwah

36. Kuldeep Kumar Sharma (age 35 yrs.) S/O Sita Ram R/O Gangrata Rajouri

37. Fareed Ahmed (age 49 yrs.) S/O Lt. John Mohd R/O Upper Dandi, Bhaderwah

38. Saja Begum (age 60 yrs.) W/O Ab. Ganni Sheikh R/O Gatha, Bhaderwah

39. Kanta Devi (age 45 yrs.) W/O Madhav Lal R/O Shankhfo, Bhaderwah

40. Shaguffa Begum (age 55 yrs.) W/O Lt. Ab. Hafiz Khan R/O Gatha, Bhaderwah

41. Kamran Hafiz (age 26 yrs.) S/O Lt. Ab. Hafiz Khan R/O Gatha Bhaderwah.

Besides 41 dead, 11 persons were injured in the accident out of which 7 are under treatment at Government Medical College, Jammu and 4 at District Hospital, Doda.

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