STATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR: Three students were among four killed and 52 others injured when a vehicle, they were travelling in, skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Udhampur district on Thursday.
According to reports, an over loaded Ghordi-bound Matador (JK14C-0741) which was on its way to Udhampur, on reaching 3 km short of Barmeen, fell into a deep gorge, as driver of the vehicle lost control while negotiating a turn .
In the mishap, one teenager boy died on the spot who was identified as Susheel Kumar (16), son of Ashok Singh, resident of Barmeen while three critically injured succumbed to injuries at District Hospital Udhampur. They have been identified as Bishna Devi (45), wife of Badri Chand, resident of Sangroor, Priti Devi (17), daughter of Kansal Singh, resident of Sulger and Anil Sharma (15), son of Raj Kumar, resident of Ambar Lehard.
The injured have been identified as Pooja Devi, daughter of Shankar Singh, Rekha, daughter of Bhim Singh, Rahul, son of Madan, Varinder Singh, son of Jagdev Singh, Swati, daughter of Mohan Lal, Anil Kumar, son of Mohan Lal, Ritu, daughter of Nanak Chand, Sunil Kumar, son of Shankar Dass, Manisha, daughter of Uttam Singh, Suman Sharma, daughter of Naryan Dass, Pooja Sharma, daughter of Om Parkash, Anuradha , daughter of Kali Dass, Ashu Devi, daughter of Gujnu Ram, Suman Devi, daughter of Ravinder Kumar, Dara Singh, son of Bikram Singh, Shankar Singh, son of Basant Ram, Ranju Devi, daughter of Naryan Dass, all residents of Hartyan, Raj Kumar, son of Kali Dass, Madhu Devi, daughter of Sukhdev Singh, Shivali, daughter of Bal Krishan, Seema Devi, daughter of Pritam Singh, Raj Kumar, son of Kali Dass, Seema Devi, daughter of Bal Krishan, Sheetal Sharma, daughter of Subash Chander, Laita Devi, daughter of Subash Kumar, Anuradha, daughter of Makhan Lal, all residents of Amba Lehrad, Sushma Devi, daughter of Kali Dass, Ravi, son of Khem Raj, Vandhna Devi, wife of Vijay Kumar, Rajinder Sharma, son of Shankar Dass Sharma, Ankush Kumar, son of Baldev Chand, Kuldeep Kumar, son of Gian Chand, Suman Devi, daughter of Baldev Chand, all are residents of Barmeen, Rimpy Devi, daughter of Paras Ram, Rajinder Singh, son of Ramesh Singh, Lalita Devi, daughter of Sham Lal, Rashmi Devi, daughter of Ramesh Kumar , Renu Devi, daughter of Mohan Lal, all residents of Sulgar, Reva Devi, daughter of Ramesh Singh, resident of Ghordi, Rajesh son of Govind, resident of Shiv nagar, Rajesh Raina, son of Om Parkash, resident of Umarah Morh Udh, Kishore Kumar, son of Des Raj, resident of Udhampur , Sunita Sharma, wife of Anil Kumar resident of Ind. Estate Udhampur, Mohan Lal, son of Rattan Chand, resident of Battal, Giyan Chand, son of Bishan Sharma, resident of Karwoya, Mohan Singh, son of Duni Chand, resident of Billan Bowali, Subash Chander, son of Shankar Dass, resident of Jandrore, Shallu Devi, daughter of Jagdev Singh, Usha Devi, daughter of Om Parkash, resident of Baletar, Ameet Ali, son of Allah Din, resident of Dhanaal, Meenu Devi, daughter of Rajinder, resident of Kaldi and Vivek Vishal, son of Omkar Chand resident of Chapper Latti.
On receiving the information, a police party headed by Addl SP M.L Katih and DySP Arun Singh Jamwal rushed to the spot, evacuated the all injured and shifted them to District Hospital Udhampur. DC Udhampur Niraj Kumar also visited the hospital.
Police handed over the bodies to their family members after conducting autopsy and registered a case for investigation.
Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat also visited District Hospital Udhampur and met those injured in the Barmeen accident.
The minister enquired about the treatment being provided to injured and directed the hospital authorities to provide best medicare to them for ensuring their early recovery.
He directed the district administration to provide immediate compensation to the kin of the deceased and also provide necessary relief to the injured in the accident.
Meanwhile, Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh have expressed grief over the loss of innocent lives in a mini-bus accident at Barmeen in Udhampur District.
In a condolence message the Governor has conveyed his sympathies to the members of the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. He has wished speedy recovery to the persons injured in this accident.
Raj Bhavan Spokesman stated that the Governor has reiterated his regret and serious concern that the regulatory authorities; particularly the Traffic Police, have yet to take adequately deterring measures to ensure against operation of old and technically unfit vehicles, inadequately trained drivers, overloading of passenger carrying vehicles, over-speeding on narrow and poorly maintained roads etc.
The Chief Minister conveyed her sympathies to bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. She has wished speedy recovery to the persons injured in the accident.
Deputy Chief Minister directed the district administration to provide every possible medical assistance to the injured. He also sympathized with the next of kin of the deceased and said that Government would provide every possible help to them.
