Kathua,21-Jan;Five persons, including a woman, were killed and fifteen others injured after a mini-bus plunged into a gorge in Kathua district.
As per official reports, the accident occurred when the driver of the private mini-bus bearing no. JK06-2992 lost control while moving through a blind curve.
The bus was on the way to Dhanu Parole village from Mondli village and the site of the accident is reported to be Sila village of Billawar.
The rescuers found four people (including a 60-year-old woman) dead on the spot, while 16 were shifted to hospital with injuries where one of them succumbed to serious injuries.
The deceased persons were identified as Kaku Ram son of Krishan Chand and resident of Dhanu Parole, Bantu son of Isher Das of Ward Number 9 (Padethar), Hansraj son of Munshi Ram of Ward Number 9 (Padethar), Ajeet Singh (32) son of Ram Chand, resident of Dhanu Parole and Amroo wife of Hansraj, resident of Ward Number 4 (Bathodi).
The injured persons were identified as Liaquat Ali (10) son of Nami Din of Dhanu Parole, Jyoti (22) wife of Deep Kumar of Dhanu Parole, Deep Kumar (28) son of Thakur Singh of Dhanu Parole, Preeto Devi (40) wife of Rattan Singh of Dhanu Parole, Santo Devi (50) wife of Shankaar Dass of Dhanu Parole, Sudesh Kumar (30) son of Prem Chand of Padodi, Khem Raj (18) son of Pukh Raj of Banjal Bhadwal, Kewal (25) son of Rattan Chand of Dhanu Parole, Reshma Begum (25) wife of Nami Din of Dhanu Parole, Neelam (40) wife of Sanjay Kumar of Duggani, Sanjay Kumar (45) son of Hans Raj of Duggani, Surinder Kumar (24) son of Ramesh Kumar of Banjal Bhadwal, Ramesh Kumar (45) son of Bhagat Ram of Padodi, Kaku Ram (40) son of Krishan Chand of Dhanu Parole, Amrik Chand (27) son of Hans Raj of Padodi and Dalip Singh (26) son of Kartar Singh of Banjal Bhadwal.
The roads around the hilly regions have become very slippery and dangerous to travel due to the heavy snowfall.
Meanwhile, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the accident and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured.
5 Dead, 15 Injured in Kathua Road accident
