1750 deaths, 8,000 accidents on Srinagar-Jammu Highway in a decade.

ISLAMABAD -- In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Srinagar-Jammu Highway has seen over 8,000 road accidents and 1,750 resultant fatalities in the last one decade.

According to reporter, the data compiled by Traffic Police Department and District Police, Ramban, the highway has seen 8,128 road accidents resulting into 1,750 deaths and injuries to 12,131 persons between 2010 and 2020.

The treacherous stretch of the highway from Banihal to Chanderkote alone has seen 858 deaths in the accidents.

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) IIOJ and K Traffic, T Namgyal attributed the...

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