5 injured in road accidents

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Jan 14: Three of family members and two pedestrians were injured in separate road accidents, here today.
Reports said that an Alto car was hit by a Tanker on the National Highway at Talibari near Kud, here this morning.  The car was on way from Kashmir to Jammu and a young couple along with their minor son, who were traveling in it, sustained injuries in the accident.
Locals shifted the injured persons to District Hospital Udhampur and they were identified as Shokat Ahmed (39) son of Gulam Ahmed of Sora Kashmir, his wife Kulsum Jan (37) and their son Rihan Khan (5).
In another road mishap, one Bodh Raj (51), son of Raiya of Tikri, was hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road near Tikri.
In a similar accident, another pedestrian was hit by a vehicle near Slathia Chowk, Udhampur. The injured was identified as Bodh Raj (35) son of Hariya of Ward number 8, Udhampur.