UDHAMPUR, Apr 8: Six persons including three members of a family were killed in two separate road accidents here today.
In a road accident, husband-wife duo and their son were killed.
Police sources said that three people, who were among those holding a protest demanding repair of drinking water supply pipes, were killed after a truck bearing registration number JK01X-4682 accidentally knocked them down at Baishty area on Sudh Mahadev-Chenani link road.
The truck driver failed to negotiate a blind curve and ended up ramming into few people, who were staging a protest demanding that the pipes supplying drinking water to their hamlet in Chenani area be repaired.
In the accident, three persons died on the spot while six others received injuries.
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After getting information, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Chenani Ahmad Shaafi and SHO Police Station Chenani Inspector Charanjeet Singh along with police personnel rushed to the spot and started rescue operation.
All the injured persons were shifted to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Chenani from where four were later referred to District Hospital Udhampur for specialised treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Surishta Devi (32), wife of Subash Chander, Savitri Devi (33), wife of Sudesh Kumar and Abdul Rashid (60), son of Hassan Din, all residents of Baishty District Udhampur, whereas the injured were identified as Gian Chand (71), son of Gopi Chand, Shaheen Begum (33), wife of Mohammad Iqbal, Mubasar Ahmed (3), son of Maqbool, Mohammad Ramzan (28), son of Mohammad Ibrahim, Altaf Hussain (16), son of Mohammad Bashir and Barqat Begam (58), wife of Mohammad Ibrahim, all residents of Baishty District Udhampur.
The driver of the truck has been arrested and the vehicle is also seized.
Meanwhile, District Administration Udhampur has sanctioned Rs 10,000 to the family members of those who died in this accident to perform their last rites.
In another accident, husband-wife duo and their son received serious injuries when the motorcycle bearing registration number JK20B-4739 they were riding on hit a road-divider in Garnai area.
The profusely bleeding victims were rushed to District Hospital Udhampur where doctors declared them as brought dead.
The deceased were locals from Arnas area of Reasi district and have been identified as Saleem, son of Goga, his wife Shanti Devi and son Sameer alias Rinku.
Cases under relevant Sections have been registered at Police Stations Chenani and Rehambal and investigation started.