A fatal mishap took place in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as an Eeco van, which was on the run on the road, suddenly skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge. Three people died on the spot, including a ten-month-old baby and four critically injured.
This took place at Chamalu Morh in the Chassana region. Police report it is suspected that the victims were members of the same family. However, this has not been confirmed.
The accident occurred when the van, which was moving from Reasi to Chassana, skidded off the two-and-a-half kilometre-wide mountainous road and landed in the gorge. This crash was devastating, so when some volunteers from the region got to the scene, they noted three occupants were killed instantly. Police said that the individuals were part of a family, although the names of the dead were not released to the public.
Those in the crash were rescued without delay, and the severely injured persons were taken to a hospital nearby for treatment. Authorities said that, among the wounded, three people are in very critical condition, and medics are trying to bring them to consciousness.
This accident proves that the risk factors of accidents are attributed to operating vehicles along the hilly and curved areas such as the Chassana region, where similar occurrences were reported as a result of tough terrain. Law enforcement agencies have called on motorists to be very careful when driving on these dangerous roads, especially because poor weather conditions increase the risk levels hi.
The police are still working to precisely identify the cause of the accident, but the first statements indicate something went wrong with the vehicle’s control as a driver swerved or perhaps hit a slippery spot while driving. They have also urged the authorities to increase safety and proper road markings or lighting with the aim of reducing such accidents in the region.
They should understand this unfortunate event as a definite and bitter lesson which raises the question of safe roads mostly in the mountainous areas.
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