Doda, Aug. 8 -- A six-metre span culvert collapsed on the Gill Kunan Road in Bhless area of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda on Saturday.

A local said that the area had been facing difficulties due to the lack of a proper road for around a year and a half, and alleged that repeated accidents had occurred at the site.

"People have been without a proper road for a year now. An accident occurred here previously, leaving 15 people injured and resulting in the death of a woman. Today, another major accident was narrowly averted," the local said.

The resident claimed that accidents had repeatedly occurred in the area and alleged that the issue had not been permanently resolved.

He said two engineers had already been suspended over the matter and ur...