IAF airlifts victims to Jammu
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 8: One person was killed while two others seriously injured in a road accident in Mandi area of Poonch district today.
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Official sources said that at around 10 am today, a Mahindra vehicle bearing registration number JK02K/ 6609 on way from Azmabad near Irinar to Rajpura (Mandi) in Poonch, was rolled down into a 100 ft gorge near Azmabad. The locals alleged that vehicle was over speeding and driver could not control it, resulting into the accident.
Three persons were seriously injured in the accident and were rushed to District Hospital Poonch, where one of them was declared as dead. The deceased was identified as Abdul Ryees, son of Shah Mohammed from Mandi.
The injured identified as Ghulam Mohammed (36), son of Abdul Ahed and Imtiaz Ahmed (22), Abdullah, both residents of Mandi were referred from Poonch Hospital to GMC Rajouri.
However, they were later air-lifted to Jammu in an Indian Air Force chopper in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, a defence spokesman said that civil-military cooperation today saved two precious lives who were critically injured in a road accident in Poonch. He said on receipt of request from Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Air Commodore AS Pathania, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Jammu and his team exhibited highest standards of professionalism by quick launch of rescue mission and precise coordination making it successful and life saving for two injured civilians.
On being requisitioned by Civil Administration, defying bad weather, the mission of MI-17 Helicopter led by Squadron Leader Prem Pratik immediately took off from Jammu Air base and landed Rajouri ALG site. The Medical team helped the injured civilians to be shifted inside helicopter. The critically injured civilians immediately flown to Jammu for further treatment in Govt Medical College, Jammu. The overall ground air coordination for the entire rescue mission was done under Group Captain Sandeep Singh, the Chief Operations Officer of Jammu Air base.
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