17-yr-old Girl student killed in Road             accident in Jammu

Aman Zutshi

A girl student died while 10 other students were injured, when a speedy car hit them on the roadside in Barwal Morh, Kathua on National highway, yesterday.

The deceased student has been identified as Bhumika Hans (17) daughter of Ashok Kumar Hans, resident of Palli Morh in Kathua.

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She went to the school to give her praticals, as per the report.

She was declared dead as soon as she was shifted to the hospital from the scene of accident.

All the injured students were admitted to the GMC Kathua, while two of the injured were critical.

The injured persons have been identified as Aryan Sharma, 17, son of Tilak Raj, resident of Dhanni Bhakta; Pragthi, 17, son of Pankaj Sharma, resident of Budhi (shifted to Pathankot); Shagun, 15, daughter of Krishan Kumar, resident of Ganyari; Vansh Kumar, 17, son of Pawan Kumar, resident of Muthi Jaggir; Hitesh Kumar, 16, son of Manhor Lal, Muthi Jagir; Naitish Kumar, 17, son of Nar Singh Dayal, resident of Nihalpur; Raghu Nandan, 17, son of Darshan Kumar, resident of Chadwal; Sourab Kumar, 16, son of Vikram Singh, resident of Hamirpur; Kritika Rajput, daughter of Fakeer Singh, resident of Batyari Dayala Chak and Anish Logtra (17), son of Ram Paul, resident of Palli in Kathuà.

Following the accident, police swung into action and nabbed the car driver, who was espacing through nearby fields after hitting the victims.

The police have also seized his car.