Five dead as vehicle falls into gorge in Doda
Five more injured critically; LG expresses grief
Jammu: Five persons, including a 4-year-old girl child, were killed and as many injured on Saturday evening when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident and issued instructions to the district administration to provide all necessary assistance to the affected persons.
The vehicle was on its way to Kathawa from Thathri when the accident took place at Khanpura in Thathri sub-division around 7 pm, they said.
Station House Officer of Thathri Police Station Suresh Gautam who led the rescue operation said five persons, including a woman and a four-year-old girl, were killed in the accident, while five were injured and have been hospitalised, They are reported to be critical.
The police identified the deceased as Mukhtiyar Ahmad, Riyaz Ahmad, Mohd Rafi, Ireena Begum and the girl child of Mod Amir and Saima.
Her mother and father are among the injured who have been hospitalised.
The other injured included Sufiyan Sheikh and two girls, they said.
Expressing grief over the accident, LG Sinha said, “I am deeply grieved and shocked at the tragic loss of lives and injuries resulting from the unfortunate road accident at Phagsoo, Doda today.”
He conveyed his condolences to the members of the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
“I have issued instructions to district administration to provide all necessary assistance, as provided in rule, to the affected persons,” the LG added.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident and demanded intensified measures to curb the rising accidents in Chenab valley region.
“Devastated by the tragic loss of lives in the Thathri-Kathawa road accident near Wanipora, with 5 (fatal) casualties. Urging the government for compensation and intensified measures to curb the rising accidents in Chenab Valley!,” Azad wrote on X.
