Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, July 28: One person was killed Twenty two passengers were injured in a road accident after a Matador in which they were travelling rolled down near PWD Guest House, Billawar. All the injured are admitted in Billawar hospital out which 12 person were discharged after first aid.
The deceased has been identified as Barkat Ali, 65 son of Gul Mohammed of Malhar Billawar. He was shifted to GMC Jammu for treatment were doctors declared him as brought dead.
The accident took place when ill fated metador bearing Registration No JK08D-8867 on way from Billawar to Katli reached near PWD Guest House, Billawar, the driver lost control of steering and the vehicle rolled down from the road. Fortunately the Matador was trapped in bushes due to which the impact of accident was not more horrible. The passenger travelling in the Matador got injured and shifted to SDH Billawar while four seriously injured were shifted to GMCs of Jammu and Kathua respectively.
The injured were identified as driver, Bashir Ahmed son of Sultan of Lohai Malhar, Manav Kumar, Sanjay of Dewal Billawar, Jagdish Chand son of Isher Dass of Baggan, Sheela Devi wife of Kartar Chand, of Dewal Billawar , Bholli Devi, wife Kewal Kumar of Lodnoo ,Zahida Bano wife of Talib Hussain of Malhar, Saleema Bano wife of Parvez of Malhar, Sham Lal son of Krishan Chand of Machhedi ,Reenu Bala daughter of Des Raj of Marhoon, Nitan Singh son of Mohinder Singh of Marhoon, Kanchan Thakur daughter of Munshi Ram of Marhoon, Veena Devi daughter of Des Raj of Marhoon, Vaniyak, son of Badhur Singh of Marhoon, Badhur Singh son of Raj Kumar of Marhoon, Makhni Devi wife of Badhur Singh of Marhoon, Nancy Chark daughter of Badhur Singh of Marhoon, Subash Chand son of Gourkhu of Machhedi, Reeno Devi wife of Subash Singh of Mecchadi, Golu Devi wife of Bhagat Ram of Katli, Rushi Devi daughter of Prabhat Kumar of Kishanpur, Parul daughter of Prabhat Kumar of Kishanpur, Shanni Devi wife of Hansraj of Lower Baggan, Barkat Ali son of Gul Mohd of Malhar.