Excelsior Correspondent
BANIHAL, May 1: Eight Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured this evening when their vehicle turned upside down after colliding with a parked dumper on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district.
The accident took place at Gangroo-Ramsoo in Ramban when the jawans were on their way to Jammu from the Kashmir valley, a police official said, adding the BSF personnel were on board a private bus, which hit a standing dumper on the highway.
“The injured were identified as ASI Lalan Kumar, Constable Rakesh Singh and Constable Sany Sharma, Constable Anit Kumar, Constable Santosh Singh, Constable Santosh Dass, ASI Satnam Singh and Head constable Deepak Kumar,” the official said, adding they were shifted to PHC Ramsoo from where ASI Lalan Kumar, Constable Rakesh Singh, Constable Sany Sharma and Constable Anit Kumar were referred to District Hospital, Ramban.
There was no civilian traffic on the highway at the time of the accident because of restrictions imposed twice a week — Wednesday and Sunday — from 4 am to 5 pm to facilitate smooth movement of security convoys.
The restriction was clamped on April 7, in view of the deadly terror attack in Pulwama on February 14 that left 40 CRPF personnel dead.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration, however, Wednesday said that the restrictions on civilian traffic movement between Srinagar and Baramulla would be completely lifted from May 2.
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