
The bus hit Kashmiri Lal and his son Vipan Kumar who were going on scooter
Tanda Urmar, November 13
A father-son duo, riding a scooter, were killed in a road accident that took place near Harsi Pind on the Jammu-Jalandhar National Highway this morning. The accident happened when a private company’s bus, which was going from Delhi to Jammu, overturned.
Besides, four passengers travelling in the bus also suffered serious injuries. The accident occurred around 6 am when the bus carrying passengers suddenly overturned as the driver lost control of it due to high speed. The bus hit Kashmiri Lal and his son Vipan Kumar who were going on scooter from Tanda to Alampur village. Both were killed on the spot.
The four bus passengers who were injured have been identified as Bal Kishan, son of Hans Raj, a resident of Basoli (Jammu), Rakesh Kumar, son of Dundi Ram, a resident of Ram Nagar (Jammu), and Subhash Chandra and Sakshi Devi, both residents of Kathua.
On receiving the information, Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Society jathedar Davinder Singh Moonak reached the spot with volunteers and rushed the injured to Government Hospital, Tanda, from where they were referred to a specialty hospital after providing first aid.
Tanda SHO Bikram Singh also reached the spot along with a police party. — OC
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