Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Jan 15: As the Traffic Department is celebrating Road Safety Week across the State by organizing various types of programmes, the traffic violations here go unabated.
This can be gauged from the mini-bus accident, which took place near Chambalwas in tehsil Banihal on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, in which 37 persons got injured.
The mini-bus, which is having a seating capacity of 22 persons, was having 37 persons on-board, which clearly depicts the alertness of the men in blue towards the safety of passengers on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and other allied link roads.
The ill-fated mini-bus bearing registration number JK14A-0661, was on its way to Banihal from Khari, when the driver lost control over the steering and the vehicle landed into 200-feet deep Bisleri nallah beds near Chambalwas, resulting into injuries to all the on-board 37 passengers.
After getting information, locals, Rashtriya Rifles battalion based at Banihal and police personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Banihal in police and other vehicles.
Later, 16 seriously injured passengers were referred to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar citing their critical condition.
The injured referred to SKIMS Srinagar have been identified as
Mohammad Rafiq (60), son of Habbib Naike of Khari, Abdul Raseed (50), son of Mohammad Ramzan of Khari, Khatija Begum (50), wife of Molvi Basheer Ahmed of Sherbibi, Abdul Majeed (26), son of Gulam Qadir of Trana Khari, Mohammad Shafi (35) of Khari, Mohammad Iqbal (30), son of Abdul Rehman of Manjoos Khari, Altaf Ahmed (47), son of Abdullah of Khari, Dilshda Begum (35), wife of Farooq Ahmed of Khari, Misra Begum (35), wife of Nisar Ahmed of Khari, Asgar Ahmed (24), son of Mohammad Yaqoof of Khari, Kursheed Ahmed (24), son of Mohammad Ramzan of Khari, Dr JA Ansari (60) of Banihal, Gulam Nabi Wani, son of Abdullah Wani of Wagan Chambalwas, Irfan Ahmed (10), son of Atta Mohammad of Khari, Gani Katoch, son of Alifdin of Khari, Saheen (conductor), son of Gani Katoch of Wagan Chambalwas and Farooq Ahmed (driver), son of Gani Wagan Chambalwas.
The injured undergoing treatment at Sub District Hospital (SDH) Banihal have been identified as Mohammad Ramzan (60), son of Habbib Naike of Khari, Gulnara Begum (50), wife of Mohammad Ramzan of Harnihal Khari, Abdul Rasheed (55), son of Mohammad Ramzan of Khari, Heneefa Begum (32), wife of Gulam Hussain of Harnihal, Devinder Kumar (38), son of Krishan Lal of Kalakot, Abdul Gaffar (30), son of Gul Mohammad of Wagan Sherbibi, Shahnawaza Begum (30), wife of Shakeel Ahmed of Nachlana, Mohammad Iqbal (35), son of Gul Mohammad of Wagan, Mohammad Hussain (35), son of Shamasdin of Khari, Mushtaq Ahmed (30), son of Gulam Rasool of Kundan Khari, Mohammad Rafiq (34), son of Mohammad Abdullah of Chambalwas, Mohammad Saleem (25), son of Abdul Gani of Kundan Khari, Misea Begum (30), wife of Nisar Ahmed of Khari, Ali Mohammad (45), son of Akbar Naike of Kundan Khari, Abdul Rasheed (41), son of Abdullah of Sherbibi, Abdul Rasheed (25), son of Mohammad Ramzan of Khari, Mohammad Ramzan (11) of Chambalwas, Gulam Mohi Din (30), son of Mohammad Sohil of Khari, Reyaz Ahmed (23), son of Abdul Gani of Khari, Irfan Ahmed (23), son of Atta Mohammad of Tragan and Shabir Ahmed (24), son of Abdul Gani of Khari.
A case under relevant Sections has been registered at Banihal police station and investigation started.
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