Three killed in accident

Three persons, including two students, were today killed and 19 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in Samba district on the Jammu- Pathankot National Highway, police said.

The mini bus was coming to Samba town from the border village of Checkwal when the accident took place near Rakha Ambpatti around 8.20 am, a police spokesman said.

He identified the deceased as Prem (45) and students Jaanu (17) and Mehak (21).

The impact of the accident was such that the head of the teenager got severed from the torso.

All the 19 other injured, including several students, were initially taken to a local hospital and later referred to the Government Medical College hospital here for specialised treatment.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Anil Mangotra said three persons died in the accident.

Locals were the first to reach the accident scene and evacuated the injured who accused the driver of rash driving.

It is premature to say whether the accident was the result of rash driving. We have registered a case and started investigations to ascertain facts, the spokesman said.

He said a police party which rushed to the area saw three bodies lying strewn on the ground adjacent to the blood- stained vehicle.

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