STATE TIMES NEWS
DODA/JAMMU: Six persons were killed and 56 others injured when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Doda District on Sunday, police said.
“A bus carrying 62 passengers, on its way to Rehand village in the district, suddenly fell off the cliff into a deep gorge, around 20 kilometers away from the Doda town” Deputy Commissioner of Doda, Bhupinder Kumar said.
Three persons died on the spot, while three others died on the way to the hospital, he said.
Seven of the 56 injured are in a critical condition, the DC said adding, “We have requested the Air Force to provide a helicopter and immediately a MI 17 I V helicopter was on its way, we will be shifting the seven critically injured to GMC (Government Medical College) Jammu for specialised treatment”.
“Right now the priority is to save precious human lives, the enquiry will be conducted to know the exact cause of the mishap,” he said.
The deceased have been identified as Adiba Bano 5 years daughter of Mohd Shaki resident of Roti Padarna , Mohinder Singh 42 son of Ghirdhari Lal resident of Bidwan, Mohd Shahid 27 son of Mohd Shabir Dev resident of Zahind, Prithvi Raj son of Bidya Lal resident of Dhara, Master Mohd Sayed son of Mohd Amin resident of Ghath and Ghulam Hussain son of Mohd Ramzan resident of Zahind.
Those injured include Farooq Ahmed son of Mohd Sabar resident of Zehand Age 28, Ghulam Mohd son of Mohd Asadulla resident of Zehand Age 37, Mohd Shami son of Noor Mohd resident of Bhagwa Age 15, Mohd Shafi son of Sikander resident of Manool Bhagwa Ae 45, Jameel Begum wife of Noor Din resident of Manool Bhagwa Age 26, Ghulam Mustafa son of Dander Hazam resident of Manool Bhagwa Age 60, Mohd Shafi son of Mohd Akram resident of Dhara Age 41, Nazir Ahmed son of Abdul Gani resident of Tanta Age 32, Ghulam Hussain son of Mangta Tal resident of Posta Dhara Age 45, Begama Begum wife of Mohd Ayoub resident of Chapra Dhara Age 46, Mohd Ayoub son of Syed Aziz resident of Chapra Dhara Age 50, Zafferulla son of Bashir Ahmed resident of Ugad Age 23, Mushtaq Ahmed son of Atta Mohd resident of Sheela Age 32, Khana Begum wife of Nazir Ahmed resident of Zahind Age 45, Parveena Begum wife of Nizar Ahmed resident of Tanta Age 32, Niaz Ahmed son of Ghulam Mustafa resident of Bhagwha Age 25, Abdul Gani son of Jamlu Hazam resident of Rooti Padarna Age 55, Mohd Hafiz son of Abdul Sabar resident of Hanch Age 25, Ghulam Qadir son of Aslim Tak resident of Rooti Padarna Age 40, Shahena Begum wife of Mushtaq Ahmed resident of Malna Age 37, Santosha Devi wife of Haseeb Singh resident of Jodhpur Age 40, Mohd Shakhi son of Mangta Malik resident of Roti Padarna Age 30, Rubina Begum wife of Mohd Shakhi resident of Roti Padarna Age 27, Anwar Din son of Lala Kumhar resident of Batal Roti Padarna Age 35, Mehfooza Begum wife of Javed Ahmed resident of Parbati Age 29, Mohd Asim son of Javed Ahmed resident of Parbati Age 8 Months, Muneeb Ahmed son of Bashir Ahmed resident of Malna Age 13, Shabir Ahmed son of Farooq Ahmed resident of Malna Age 13, Jagdish Raj son of Tej Ram resident of Dhara Age 45, Kala Devi wife of Sanjay Parihar resident of Roti Paderna Age 35,Rehana daughter of Irshad Ahmed resident of Roti Paderna Age 4, Akther Hussain son of Mohd Shafi resident of Posta Dhara Age 14, Gulabi Begum wife of Gh Hassan resident of Bhabore Age 65, Mohd Hameed son of Sabir Hussain resident of Mathori Age 18, Sameer Ahmed son of Maqbool resident of Bhabore Age 8, Nirmala Devi wife of Satish Kumar resident of Mathori Age 29, Satish Kumar son of Jagdish resident of Mathori Age 26, Parvez Ahmed son of Rustum resident of Roti Paderna Age 20, Mohd Abdullaha son of Habib resident of Hanch Age 42, Bipen Lal son of Doulat Ram resident of Roti Paderna Age 30, Irshad Ahmed son of Abdullah Naik resident of Mathori Age 26, Jabeena Begum wife of Irshad Ahmed resident of Mathori Age 26, Areed Ahmed son of Irshad Ahmed resident of Mathori Age 9 Months, Sakina Begum daughter of Ghulam Qadir Tak resident of Roti Paderna Age 16, Nissar Ahmed son of Ghulam Hassan resident of Dhara Age 35, Ankit Parihar son of Sanjay Parihar resident of Roti Paderna Age 35, Ashiq Hussain son of Ghulam Rasool resident of Roti Paderna Age 28, Shouba Devi wife of Doulat Ram resident of Dhara Age 25 and Razia Begum wife of Nizam Din resident of Dhara Age 40.
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat along with Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Asiea Naqash, on Sunday evening rushed to GMC Hospital to ensure that Doda accident victims receive best treatment.
The ministers expressed sympathies with the families of the victims and assured all help from the Government.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of life in the bus accident near Dhara in Doda district. In her condolence message, the Chief Minister conveyed her heart-felt sympathies to the bereaved families in their hour of grief and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls.
She also wished speedy recovery to those injured in the accident and directed the divisional administration to immediately air-lift the seriously injured to GMC Jammu for best-possible treatment.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Working President Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed shock and grief over death of five persons in a tragic road accident in Dhara, Doda District.
Dr Abdullah and Omar Abdullah also wished speedy recovery to those injured in the mishap.
JKPCC Chief G. A Mir has expressed grief over the bus accident in Doda.
PCC Chief also expressed grief over the Kerala temple tragedy claiming over 100 lives and living over 300 injured.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also MP from Udhampur- Kathua-Doda constituency, has conveyed his sympathies to the victims of the road accident that took place near Doda.
