After receiving the news, local people and rescue workers rushed to the scene immediately and took out the bodies of the victims. After the accident, both families were immersed in grief. There have been many such accidents in the Reasi area in the past. Reasi deputy commissioner Vishesh Mahajan said that an accident involving an election duty bus near Tuksan in Gulabgarh district left two people dead and one injured.
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Army soldier’s car falls into ditch in Kathua
On the 21st of this month, another similar accident occurred in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. One soldier died and six others were injured in the accident. His car skidded off the road and fell into a ditch. The accident occurred near the Shukla Devi Temple on the Mahdi-Bilawal highway when army personnel were on patrol duty.
Local people and rescue workers rushed to the scene and took the injured soldiers to the hospital. Jawan Ram Kishore was declared dead at the hospital. To commemorate the struggle and sacrifice of the soldiers, the Army’s Nova Corps organized a tribute ceremony.
Call for implementation of safety measures
Both incidents have once again raised questions about whether road safety measures are adequate in these difficult areas. In light of these incidents, there is a need to review road safety and standards in order to avoid such accidents. Local people often express concern about such accidents and call for safety measures.
