9 girls among 11 students killed in accident on Mughal road, 7 others injured.
Dr. Owais, DDC Shopian expresses shock and grief, ensures best possible medical attention
Srinagar, June 27 : Eleven students, nine of them girls, were killed and seven others were injured when an excursion bound Tempo Traveller skidded off the road near Peer Ki Gali in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday.
As per reports reaching Paigaam, a Tempo traveler fell into a deep gorge, resulting in the death of 11 students including 9 girls and injuries to seven others.
The students were from a private computer centre at Surankote.
Locals and police launched a rescue operation and shifted all the students to District Hospital Shopian.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Shopian Mohammad Saleem Malik confirmed to media the death of 11 students and injuries to seven others who he claimed to have been shifted to SMHS hospital.
Condition of two among the injured is said to be critical, according to the ADC.
Dr. Owais, DDC Shopian, expressed shock and profound grief over the incident. While talking to PAIGAAM Dr. Owais Ahmed said that all possible help would be provided to the injured and directions have been passed on to provide the best possible medical care.
