In North Kashmir’s Tangdar Area of Kupwara on Monday, near the Army Camp Gate, a collision between an LP truck and a sumo resulted in at least 9 injuries.
“At least nine persons were injured after a loaded truck collided with a Sumo at Tanghdar area here,” an official said.
According to him, a truck with the licence plate JK03H was travelling from Kupwara to Tanghdar when it crashed with a Tata Sumo in Tanghdar’s main market, injuring nine persons. Following the event, the injured were taken to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Tanghdar by residents and soldiers from a nearby Army unit.
Nine injured people were taken to SDH Tanghdar, where five serious cases were transported to Srinagar for specialised care, according to Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr. Farooq Qureshi.
The injured have been recognised as Parvaiz Ahmad son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Tral, Noor Din son of Aman Din, Gulshan Bano daughter of Nasir Ahmad, Abdul Rouf son of Ghulam Hassan, Mohammad Akbar son of Hakim Din, Shazia Bona daughter of Noor Fin all resident of Draggar Karnah, Zaheer Khan son of Hussain shah resident of TP Kupwara and Nazir Ahmad (35) son of Jalal Din resident of Jada Karnah.
The accident has been reported to the police, and a FIR has been filed in accordance with the relevant laws.
