Three labourers working in the under construction 624 MW Kerru Hydel power project in Kishtwar district died when the camper van they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge, Police said on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar Devansh Yadav told the workers travelling in the camper vehicle (JK17 6327) were heading towards the construction site in Nagseni, 45 km from Kishtwar town, when the vehicle skidded off the road and fell on the banks of River Chenab.
“All the three workers were immediately shifted to District Hospital Kishtwar where doctors declared them dead,” the DC said. “Rs 20,000 each have been sanctioned to the victims as ex-gratia relief from the District Red Cross Society.”
The deceased have been identified as Ashfaq Hussain, son of Muhammad Ashraf Malik of Trihgam; Badal, son of Ranjeet Singh of Paderna; and Chanjoo Ram, son of Chour Singh of Chingnanan, Galhar Nagseni. Police said after conducting postmortem and other legal formalities the dead bodies of deceased persons were handed over to legal heirs.
Meanwhile, A man died while six others suffered injuries in an accident on the Mughal Road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Mukhtar Ahmad, son of Mushtaq Ahmad of Rajouri. The incident occurred in Heerpora at around 6 pm, the last village on the Mughal road from the Shopian side.
A Police official said that the accident involved a collision between three vehicles – a truck, a mini load carrier, and a car. According to the official, one person died on the spot while six others suffered injuries.
Medical Superintendent (MS) District Hospital Shopian Dr Rubina Maqbool told that one person was brought dead at the facility. “Of the six injured, three were sent to SMHS in Srinagar for advanced treatment,” she said.
