36 feared dead in ill-fated bus accident at Kishtwar
Jammu: At least 36 people were feared killed when the bus they were travelling in fell into Barah Nullah, a tributary of the Chenab river, in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday afternoon. Four passengers were rescued while the police recovered 26 bodies. The four injured passengers were taken to the Kishtwar district hospital. The remaining passengers were feared to have been swept downstream and rescuers were giving up the hope of any more survivors.
The ill-fated vehicle was on its way from Jammu to Kishtwar when the mishap occurred and all the victims were travelling in it. On receiving the information the police party headed by SDPO Kishtwar swung into action and started rescue operation with the help of security forces and locals. The occupants of the bus after hectic efforts were evacuated and rushed them to SDH Kishtwar. Out of which twenty eight passengers were declared as brought dead in Kishtwar Hospital.
They have been identified as Mani Ram s/o Kunj Lal r/o Zewar (2) Ramesh Chander s/o Chuni Lal r/o Kishtwar (3) Ramesh Chander s/o Paras Ram r/o Janipur (4) Ashok Kumar r/o Udhampur (5) Deepak s/o Mohal Lal r/o Mastgarh Jammu (6) Naseer Din s/o Mohd Hussain r/o Gool (7) Aqid Javed s/o Javed Ahmed r/o Kishtwar (8) Naseema d/o Mohd Akbar r/o Jawala Pul Kishtwar (9) Waseema Mehraj s/o Mehraj Din r/o Dool Kishtwar (10) Ryees Munawar s/o Mohd Munawar r/o Palmar Kishtwar (11) Roshan Lal s/o Bodh Raj r/o Sangrambhata Kishtwar (12) Tanvir Ahmed s/o Farooq Ahmed r/o Doda (13) Bharat Bushan s/o Sewa Ram r/o Galhar (14) Sandeep Kumar (Conductor ) r/o Bhaderwah (15) Gian Chand s/o Tej Ram r/o Nagbatna Kishtwar (16) Ramesh Gupta r/o Kishtwar (17) Zulufkar s/o Ab. Gafar r/o Nali Bunjawan (18) Ayjaz Hussain s/o Mohd Iqbal r/o Drabshalla (19) Mohd Latief s/o Gh. Qadir r/o Kishtwar.
The identification of the eight more recovered bodies is yet to be established and are lying in SDH Kishtwar hospital. The seriously four injured persons have been airlifted to GMC Jammu for specialized treatment. They have been identified as Sajad Hussain s/o Mohd Hanief r/o Kishtwar (2) Unknown lady (25 yrs) (3) Bal Krishan (17 yrs) s/o Prem Nath r/o Kishtwar (4) Lali Devi w/o Prem Nath r/o Kishtwar who succumbs her injuries in the way to GMC Jammu rising the death toll to twenty eight passengers. The injured who were admitted in SDH Kishtwar are : Mohd Rafi s/o Manzoor Ahmed r/o Simnah (2) Sapna (7 yrs) d/o Fateh Chand r/o Dharmakudn Ramban and two unidentified ladies.
The senior Police officers and civil administration officers rushed on the spot. The IGP Jammu Zone Shri K. Rajindra Kumar (IPS) on receiving the information rushed the site of accident and on spot instructions have been given regarding the quick rescue operation.
The rescue teams had to battle a treacherous terrain and fast currents to reach the bus, which had been swept downstream.
The cause of the accident was not so far known.
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