Minor girl among 3 killed, 29 injured in Hiranagar road accident
19/03/2018
JAMMU, Mar 18: A minor girl was among three persons killed and 29 others injured today when a passenger bus turned turtle after colliding with a truck trolley on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, police said.
Two motorcyclists were also hit by the bus after turning turtle in the wake of the collision near Hiranagar, 60 km from here, a police official said.
He said Som Dass (40) and Preeti Sharma (10) died on the spot, while 30 others were injured in the accident, of whom Abhi Dubey (25) succumbed to her injuries at the Government Medical College Hospital hospital here.
The bus was coming from Jammu when it collided with a truck trolley, trapping two motorcyclists, the official said.
Dubey was among 18 injured persons, who were referred to the GMC for specialised treatment, he said.
However, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today expressed grief over Hiranagar road accident in which some people got killed and scores others were injured.
Dr Singh while praying for early recovery of the injured said that the instruction has already been passed to the district administration to ensure that they get the requisite medical assistance.
Deputy Chief Minister while expressing sympathies with the families of deceased prayed eternal peace to the departed souls.
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