A devastating tragedy unfolded near Tikri along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway as a family from Jammu met with a fatal accident. The collision, involving their private car and a rashly driven truck, claimed the lives of Nitin Dogra (37), his wife Rittu (32), and their daughters Khushi (17) and Vani (11). Another daughter, 15-year-old Brinda, suffered critical injuries in the incident.
The family, en route to Kashmir, faced the fatal collision at Salore shortly after midnight. The impact of the collision, which also involved another truck, resulted in the tragic demise of four family members on the spot. Authorities have initiated a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
A case has been registered, and a search is underway to apprehend the truck driver responsible for the collision. The driver fled the scene following the tragic incident, intensifying efforts to bring the individual to justice.
In a separate incident, an unidentified truck driver lost his life when his vehicle, loaded with bovine animals, fell from a bridge near Manwal in the Jhajjar Kotli area of Jammu around 5 am. The truck, traveling from Jandrah to Manwal, toppled from the bridge near Saunoo village, resulting in the deaths of the unidentified driver and over a dozen bovine animals.
Condolences have poured in for the affected families, and investigations into both accidents are ongoing. Authorities are diligently working to piece together the details surrounding the collisions on the national highway and the bridge near Manwal, seeking to provide answers to the grieving families and ensure accountability for the tragic incidents.