National Conference Additional General Secretary and Former Minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra today expressed shock, anguish andprofound grief over the death of nearly 35 passengers and injuries to severalothers in a most tragic and unfortunate mishap at Trungal, Assar on BatoteKishtwar road.“My heart goes to the families, who lost their dear ones in the shocking accident“,Sadhotra said in a message while praying for peace to the departed souls
and speedy recovery of all the injured.
Ajay Sadhotra sought immediate release of ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased and specialized treatment of the injured at government expensesbesides compensation to them.
Seeking probe into the circumstances leading to this tragic accident, especially inthe wake of reports of overlapping in the ill-fated passenger vehicle, Sadhotrasaid this is all the more necessary as the vehicle might have crossed many spotshaving police bandhobast.
The accident speaks volumes about the so-calledalertness of those manning the traffic management, especially on highways. Sadhotra expressed grave concern over road accidents on the nationalhighway and peripheral road in Jammu and Kashmir, hoping the administrationwill not remain mute spectator. An effective road safety mechanism is requiredto be devised with thrust on enhanced checking, ensuring fitness of vehicles andmore importantly establishing trauma hospitals at vulnerable spots on the highways, he added.
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