Five Family Members Injured in Road Mishap

SRINAGAR: At least five members of a family sustained injuries on Monday when their car collided with a school van in Kijpara area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

Official sources said that the accident took place between an Alto vehicle (JK05L-0755) and a school van (JK16A-3519). The passengers travelling in the Alto, identified as Sajad Ahmad Mir of Baramulla, his wife Asifa (48), and their daughters Sadia (22), Safia (20) and Zainab (13), were injured in the collision.

All the injured were shifted to Sub Sub-District Hospital Kangan for treatment. Doctors later referred Sadia and Zainab to SKIMS Soura for specialised care. The Alto car suffered extensive damage in the accident.

Police have taken cognisance of the incident. [KNT]