Poonch, Nov 04: Fifteen people were injured when a Tata Sumo met with an accident in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Tuesday.
Officials told GNS that at around 5:40 PM, the accident took place at Chunnga Naka, Nabani Sheikh Mohalla when driver of a TATA Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK12-2222 returning from Mendhar towards Chunnga lost control.
In the incident, fifteen people got injured who were immediately evacuated and shifted to Community Health Centre (CHC) Mendhar, where they are currently undergoing treatment, they said.
Block Medical Officer (BMO) Mendhar Dr Ashfaq Choudhary also confirmed to GNS about injuries to 15 people.
The injured include Rizwana Kausar (9 years), D/o Iftikhar Khan; Farman Khan (7 years), S/o Iftikhar Khan; Faisal Khan (4 years), S/o Iftikhar Khan; Saleel Akhter (30 years), W/o Iftikhar Khan; Sabia Tarranum (19 years), D/o Javed Khan; Anayat Ullah Khan (30 years), S/o Said Ghafoor; Mohd Farooq (40 years), S/o Wazir Mohd; Mohd Abbas (45 years), S/o Quyoom Khan; Shazia Akhter (21 years), D/o Mohd Kramat; Nazmeen Kousar (15 years), D/o Mohd Rashid; Shazia Kousar (24 years), D/o Mohd Aslam; Naheem Kousar (28 years), W/o Anayat Ullah; Akbar Hussain (56 years), S/o Roshan Din; Ibrar Ali (16 years), S/o Mohd Rashid and Sajjid Ali Khan (12 years), S/o Abbas Khan, all residents of Chhungan.
All injured persons have been provided first aid treatment, and the medical staff at CHC Mendhar are monitoring their condition closely, officials said.
