3 members of family among 5 dead, 8 injured in Kupwara
Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 28: Three members of a family were among five people killed and eight others injured after an SUV plunged into the Kishanganga river, the dividing line between India and Pakistan in Kupwara district today. The accident...
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 28: Three members of a family were among five people killed and eight others injured after an SUV plunged into the Kishanganga river, the dividing line between India and Pakistan in Kupwara district today.
The accident took place on Seemari road in Teetwal area of the north Kashmir district and a rescue operation was launched immediately.
An official said that five persons died on the spot, while eight others sustained injuries. The injured were rushed to a Hospital for treatment.
"Of the eight injured, six were referred to Srinagar, while two are presently undergoing treatment at SDH Tangdhar," the official added.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Idrees, 32, son of Kaser Din; his 9-year-old daughter Hamza; Sayeed Begum, 30, wife of Mohammad Idrees; Shabir Ahmad, 70, and Raja Irshad, 27, son of Majeed Khan.
The injured have been identified as Sajid Ahmad of Semari; Naveed Ahmad, son of Ghulam Hussain; Mushtaq Ahmad, son of Ghulam Nabi, of Semari; Farhan Khursheed, son of Khursheed Ahmad, of Teetwal; Javid Ahmad of Kadhama; Ashia Begum, wife of Abdul Hameed, of Semari; Ajaz Manzoor, son of Manzoor Ahmad, of Semari; and Shariq, son of Mukhtar Ahmad, of Teetwal.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the loss of lives.
"Deeply pained by the loss of lives in an unfortunate road accident in Kupwara. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for the early recovery of the injured. I have directed the district administration to ensure best possible treatment to the injured," he said in a post on X.
"The Chief Minister expressed deep grief over the tragic road accident in Karnah-Tangdhar, Kupwara, in which five persons lost their lives and several others were injured," the CM's office said in a post on X.
Conveying his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah directed the administration and medical authorities to extend the best possible treatment to all those injured.
