In a tragic road accident, four officials from PWD (R&B) lost their lives on Monday after a Bolero vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, resulting in the deaths of three on the spot and the injury of one who later succumbed to his injuries in Jammu.
A bolero car carrying officers of the R&B Department met with an accident near the Assar area of Doda district, resulting in the deaths of three and injuring one.
Soon after the accident, locals, volunteers of the Al Khair organization, and police officers can be seen during the rescue operation, according to a video The Chenab Times received from the spot.
As per details available with The Chenab Times, a Bolero vehicle bearing registration number JK02-CC-0701 met with an accident near Trungul Bridge Assar. The vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuring one other.
The deceased have been identified as Mohd Rafiq (XEN PwD Doda), a resident of Poonch, Driver Hafiz, and one AEE R&B Kamal Keshor. son of Hem Raj, a resident of Jakhani Udhampur. While Suresh Kumar (SE PwD Doda) got injured and was shifted to CHC Assar for immediate treatment, later he was shifted to GMC Jammu, where he succumbed to his injuries.
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Farid Ahmed Naik is Executive Editor for The Chenab Times and first Sarazi language news reporter. He also covers Crime and Politics on CT. Read More…
