Shivam Bakshi
Udhampur, Oct 15 (NVI): At least 17 passengers, including a four-year-old child, were injured when a matador vehicle rolled into a roadside ditch in the Dhalpar area of Lakhoda in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officials said.
The accident occurred when the matador, bearing registration number JK14C-2791, was travelling from Udhampur towards Jhonu Tanal and met with an accident at Dhalpar, they said.
All 17 passengers sustained injuries and were shifted to Government Medical College (GMC), Udhampur, for treatment.
The injured have been identified as Gayatri Devi (63), wife of Badri Nath, a resident of Sarsoo; Sudesh Kumar (32), son of Kaka Ram, of Prowa; Anu Devi (19), daughter of Govind Ram, of Prowa; Shillo Devi (35), wife of Sanjay Kumar, of Prowa; and Om Parkash (63), son of Mangat Ram, of Prowa.
Others injured in the accident include Meenakshi Devi of Dhanal; Sohan Lal (38), son of Sham Lal, of Dhanal; Harish Kumar (4), son of Darshan Kumar, of Prowa; Manisha Devi (22), wife of Krishan Kumar, of Dhanal; Ashok Kumar (50), son of Chet Ram, of Sarsoo; Darshan Kumar (43), son of Bansi Lal, of Sarsoo; Joginder Kumar (22), son of Om Parkash, of Sarsoo; Kajal (24), wife of Deepak Kumar, of Prowa; Jyoti Devi (26), wife of Darshan Kumar, of Prowa; Anil Kumar (35), son of Des Raj, of Dhanal; Ajay Kumar (27), son of Kaka Ram, of Parowa; and Akhilesh (9), son of Narayan Dutt, of Prowa.
Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the accident and the condition of the injured were awaited.—(NVI)
