Srinagar- Four people hailing from Bihar were killed and 28 injured after a bus they were travelling in turned turtle at Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday morning.
An offcial said that a bus turned turtle on National Highway in Gooripora area of Awantipora in which several passengers received injuries.
He said that all the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment, however, three of them succumbed on the way to the hospital while another succumbed to his injuries at SDH Pampore.
He identified them as Nasrudin Ansari s/o Islam Ansari of Khairawa Tola Pakri Harditerha West Champaran, Bihar – 845451, Raj Karan Das s/o Shivu as Singhari Gobindpur Kishanganj, Khatia Pichhia , Bihar – 855117, Saleem Ali s/o Mohd Alauddin r/o Hakimnagar Chilhapara, Katihar, Telta Bihar – 854317 and Kaisher Alam s/o Sheo Majaqurul R/O Birnagar Sharifnagar Barsoiqhat, Katihar, Bihar- 854317.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance and started an investigation in this regard.
Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha expressed anguish over the incident and directed the district administration to provide all necessary assistance to the affected people.
“I am deeply anguished by the unfortunate bus accident in Awantipora today, in which precious lives have been lost and many others have been injured. I have issued instruction to the district administration to provide all necessary assistance to the affected persons,” Sinha wrote on Twitter.
He said the district administration is in touch with the bereaved families in Bihar to provide all possible help.
“My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and I wish a speedy recovery to those injured,” the LG added.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also expressed grief over the death of four migrant workers from the state in a road mishap.
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s office, instructions were issued for payment of Rs two lakh as ex-gratia to the next of the kin of each deceased.
Besides, the state’s Resident Commissioner at New Delhi was directed to get in touch with the administration in Jammu and Kashmir, to make arrangements for bringing the bodies to respective native villages of the deceased and also ensure proper treatment of those, from Bihar, who were injured in the mishap.
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