8 injured in road accident

Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, June 27: Eight persons were seriously injured in a road accident that took place at Mela Morh , Hiranagar on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway when two cars collided head on with each other. Both the vehicles were also badly damaged in the accident.
All the injured were immediately shifted to Sub District Hospital (SDH), Hiranagar. Among the injured four persons were referred to GMC Kathua and three injured were referred to GMC Jammu after first aid. Hiranagar police has registered a case and started investigation into the matter.
As per reports two cars bearing Registration NumberHP16/9640 andJK08L 1695 collided head on and a motorcycle bearing Registration Number JK08F 9597 was also trapped in car collision that took place on National Highway.
The injured were identified as Jagdev Singh, 67, son of Amar Singh of Rajwalta (Ramkot), Anchal Singh, 42, son of Baldev Singh also of Ramkot, Som Lata, 39, wife of Om Dutt of Himachal Pradesh at present Chatha Satwari, Om Dutt, 47 son of Isher Dass of HP, Anchal Sharma, 18, daughter of Om Dutt of HP, Arun, 26, son of Mast Ram of Dayala Chack, Suresh Kumar, 30, son of Swaran Dass of Ghagwal.