KATHUA: Twenty passengers mostly women got injured when a matador was hit by a gas tanker at Kathua.
According to a report, a gas tanker (HR-55M/9168) hit a Dayalachak bound matador near Barwal Morh in Kathua resulting in 20 passengers getting injured.
The injured were identified as Asha (65) wife of Jawahar Lal resident of Janglote Morh Kathua, Niranjan alias Manju (40) wife of Satpal resident of Rangar Pindi Dina Nagar Gurdaspur Punjab, Satya Devi (48) wife of Mulakh Raj resident of Kharote Kathua, Sudarshana Devi (55) wife of Tota Ram resident of Ward No. 1 Kathua, Shushma (40) wife of Ravinder Singh resident of Kharakkad Kathua, Kailash Devi (56) wife of Romesh Chander resident of Shiva Nagar Kathua, Romesh (68) son of Hari Ram resident of Shiva Nagar Kathua, Waryam Singh (70) son of Kura Ram resident of Dugyal Lakhnote Kathua, Prem Singh son of Major Singh resident of Logate Morh, Gulshan Kumar (45) son of Jawahar Lal resident of Kaki Bari Kathua, Sweeti (45) wife of Naresh Gupta resident of W No. 4 Kathua, Kanta Devi (50) wife of Chander Pal resident of Kali Bari Kathua, Nisha Devi wife of Paramjit Singh resident of Rangar Pindi Dina Nagar Gurdaspur, Vijay Kumar (20) son of Ram Lal resident of W No. 4 Kathua, Kewal Singh (55) son of Inder Singh resident of Logate Morh, Manik Gupta (10) son of Gulshan Gupta resident of Logate Morh Kathua, Asha Devi (42) wife of Tara Chand resident of Lachhipur Kathua, Babbli (35) wife of Kamal Kumar resident of Janglote Kathua, Neha (34) wife of Rakesh Kumar resident of Uttri Kathua and Neeru Devi wife of Sudesh Kumar resident of W No. 1 Kathua. Out of 20, three women Asha, Niranjan and Satya Devi were referred to GMC Hospital Jammu.
A case vide FIR No. 275/16 under section 279/337/RPC was registered at Police Station Kathua.