13 people injured in a road accident in Gandoh MOHD ILYAS BUTT DODA, AUG 07. At least thirteen persons sustained injuries when a Sumo bearing Registration No. JK06-2248 met with a tragic road accident on Thathri -Gandoh road near Gowari village some 85 KM from main Doda town. As per details, the driver of the ill fated vehicle lost his control over his vehicle while negotiating a sharp curve as the vehicle was overloaded as a result of which the Sumo plungedinto deep gorge resulted thirteen persons sustained injuries. As soon as the news of accident reached Gandoh, police and 26 RR Jawansalong with officials rushed to the spot and started rescue and relief operation and shifted all injured to SDH Gandoh for treatment where from six critically injured were referred to GMC Jammu through Chopper for treatment . The injured were identified as Abid Hussain S/o Bashir Ahmed R/o Kako,Mahash Kumar S/o Mool Raj R/o Buddi ,Mubeena Begum W/o Shah MohdR/o Shoti, Little Baby of Mubeena Begum, Mohd Asif S/o Manzoor Ahmed R/o Bhargi , Gayana Begum W/o Ghulam Hussain R/o Khetal,Mohd Ishtaq S/o Shah Mohd R/o Neeli, Tariq Hussain S/o Ghulam Hussain R/o Karthi ,Muneer Ahmed s/o Ghulam Hussain R/o Pacher, Wasima Akthar D/o Akthar Hussain R/o Pacher, Tahera Begum W/o Furkan Ahmed R/o Bhargi, little Babby ofTahera Begum and Shah Mohd S/o Bashir Ahmed . It is worthwhile to mention here that Traffic police have special drives for everything, butno specific plan is to check the frightening figures of road accidents in Chenab valley. It is true that no serious attempt was made or any strategy was devised to check road accidents because these accidents are fallout of multiple factors, agree traffic police officers in private conversations. “We all alone can do little in minimizing road accidents. Other government agencies like those laying roads and responsible for lighting arrangements are equallyresponsible,” traffic officials say.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 13:46:30 +0000