Man feared dead as vehicle slips into Chenab river

A man is feared dead after his vehicle slipped into the Chenab river from the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, here in Ramban district on Sunday.

The police said, “A truck, JK01P 0417, reportedly slippedinto Chenab river from the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, at Duggipuli nearJaswal bridge in the wee hours of Sunday. The conductor of the truck,identified as Omar Ahmed of Qazigund, was found injured on the embankment ofthe river, while the driver, identified as Mohammad Shafi, is feared to havebeen washed away by the strong currents.”

   

The injured was shifted to district hospital Ramban, while asearch and rescue operation has been launched to trace the missing driver.

Meanwhile, a truck driver sustained injuries after hisvehicle skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and plunged into KunferNullah at Chanderkote area of Ramban district.

Police said, “A truck, JK03F 1882, en route to Srinagar fromJammu skidded from the road after the driver lost control over the vehicle. Asa result, Sahid Ahmed of Acchabal, Anantnag, received critical injuries.”

The injured was shifted to district hospital Ramban and policehave registered a case.

Furthermore, five people sustained injuries in separate roadaccidents on the Thannamandi-Surankote road.

Police said, “On late Saturday evening, a car, JK12 8266,skidded off the road and rolled down a roadside slope. As a result, four peoplesustained injuries. They have been identified as Suriya Akhter, Asifa Koser,Kamran Hussain Shah and Abdul Hamied.”

The injured were shifted to Sub-District Hospital,Surankote.

In another accident, a Swift car, JK02BL 3818, plunged intothe roadside fields near Manyal Gali on the Thannamandi-Surankote road onSunday morning.

As a result, the driver sustained injuries. He was shiftedto a local hospital, wherein he was provided medical aid.

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