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Man dies after load carrier plunges into Bandipora nallah
A 32-year-old man, Irshad Ahmad Bhat, died after a load carrier crashed through a chain-link barrier and plunged into the Madhumati Nallah at Dachigam near Bandipora police lines on Friday, Greater Kashmir…
The Story in Brief
A 32-year-old man, Irshad Ahmad Bhat, died after a load carrier crashed through a chain-link barrier and plunged into the Madhumati Nallah at Dachigam near Bandipora police lines on Friday, Greater Kashmir reports. Bhat was sitting on the nallah bund when the vehicle struck him. He suffered critical injuries and doctors at District Hospital Bandipora declared him dead.
Police have arrested the injured driver and begun an investigation into the crash. The report says the vehicle was allegedly speeding, but the circumstances leading to the accident are yet to be established.
The Indian Opinion
It would be easy to reduce this death to a familiar claim about reckless driving, but the police inquiry must establish speed, road conditions and the barrier’s condition before assigning blame. The crash also shows the danger faced by people sitting beside an unprotected water channel. The clearest test will be the investigation’s findings and whether authorities inspect similar barriers around Bandipora.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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