Road mishaps claimed 893 lives in J&K in 2023

Our Correspondent

Srinagar, February 6

In 2023, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a sharp increase in road accidents, with 6,298 reported incidents. These accidents killed 893 people and left 8,489 others injured.

This was revealed today by Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO), Anantnag, Dr Mohammad Zubair Lattoo in a function in south Kashmir.

16 people injured as bus overturns in Jammu

Jammu: Sixteen people were injured when a bus skidded off a road and overturned in border area of Jammu district on Tuesday, officials said. A bus was on its way from Arnia to Jammu when the accident happened at Kalyana area, they said. Locals and police rushed to the spot to rescue passengers, they said, adding that 16 of them were injured and were hospitalised. PTI

Lattoo said during 2023, 6,298 accidents took place in Jammu and Kashmir. “Out of these, 730 were fatal and 5,568 accidents were non-fatal. During the same period, 893 persons were killed and 8,469 were injured in road traffic crashes in J&K.”

In Kashmir division, Srinagar district recorded 476 accidents with 55 killings. In the Jammu division, Jammu district saw the highest number of accidents at 1,179, leading to 171 deaths. The police say primary contributors to these accidents include excessive speeding, overloading and rough driving.

“This is a disturbing statistic and calls for a serious intervention by policy-planners, media and civil society to create continued awareness on road safety norms and regulations,” he said.

While chairing a road safety function, he said the purpose of organising such programmes is to disseminate a message to those driving vehicles to save life of their own and others while being on roads and to make them law-abiding citizens of the society and to save precious lives, which are being lost due to traffic accidents. (With PTI Inputs)

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