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1 dead, ten injured in Banihal road accident

14/04/2025

Ramban: One person was killed while ten others sustained injuries in a road accident near Banihal in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, multiple reports quoted officials as saying on Monday.

The accident occurred around 4:00 AM when a Tata Mobile vehicle carrying eleven members of two Bakarwal families from Tehsil Teryath in Rajouri district was on its way to Srinagar.

Upon reaching the railway bridge in Banihal, the vehicle overturned and struck the bridge wall. “One person died on the spot, while nine others were injured,” officials said, adding that a baby girl among the passengers was unharmed.

The deceased has been identified as one Phoolan Ji (65), wife of Ghulam Hassan, a resident of Chakmethali Rajouri.

The injured were taken to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal and later shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag for further treatment.

Cognisance has been taken into the accident for further investigations. (KNO/GNS)


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