Six injured, three critically, in road mishap in Kotranka

SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI NOVEMBER 15:— Six persons were injured when a tractor-trolley they were travelling in, fell into a gorge near a Shahpur village on Kotranka-Badhal road in the Kotranka sub-district in Rajouri district in the evening on Monday.
All the six were traveling in a new tractor trolley (no registration number allotted) and on way to Badhal side when the driver, namely Karamat Ali (25) lost control of the vehicle and it skidded off the road on a sharp curve and fell into a deep gorge.
On getting information about the accident from the spot, Dr. Iqbal Malik, BMO Kotranka health block rushed an ambulance to the accident site, about 6 kilometers from Kotranka town, and rescued the injured with the help of locals.
A police party also rushed to the spot for legal formalities and to help the injured.
“All the six injured were provided immediate & necessary treatment at Community Health Center (CHC) at Kotranka. Later five injured needs specialised treatment were referred to Government Medical College & Associated Hospital (GMC&AH) at Rajouri,” said Dr. Iqbal Malik.
The injured have been identified as Khursheed Alam (22) of village Draj; Asif Ali (23) & Karamat Ali driver, both residents of Tewan village; Aizaj Ahmed (23) resident of Draman; Mohd Irfan (19) r/o Shahpur , all were referred to GMC&AH at Rajouri and Mohammed Iqbal (40) of Larkuti village under treatment at CHC.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started an investigation.