Seven CRPF personnel injured in road accident in Srinagar

Srinagar, Feb 21: Seven personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a road accident in the Dagpora area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said.

Officials said that the accident occurred at Umar Hair, Dagpora Road in Ahmad Nagar when the driver of a BP bunker vehicle lost control, causing the vehicle to skid off the road and plunge into a water canal.

They said injured personnel were shifted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura for treatment.

The injured have been identified as Naginder Singh (36), Ajit Kumar Ram (36), Raj Kishore Rai (40), Amit Kumar Yadav (38), Rajdhan Ram (55), Mankar Kumar (40) and Neeraj Kumar (45).

All the injured personnel are stated to be stable and have sustained multiple injuries, they added.—(KNC)