Out for a picnic with friends, girl falls off moving bus, dies
Jammu, April 17 -- A 19-year-old girl died after she fell off a "recklessly" driven bus in Udhampur district on Thursday morning.
According to the police, the incident happened around 10.30 am when the students were en route to a picnic in a bus hired by the college.
The deceased was identified Anjali Choduhary, 19, of Miran Sahib in RS Pura sector.
"All the students were enjoying. Some of them, including Anjali, were standing inside the bus. Anjali fell out of the bus after a sudden jerk opened the main door. She was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead," said a college teacher who was accompanying the students. The teacher alleged that the bus was being rashly driven.
Police said they have registered a case against the driver for rash driving. The accused is absconding.
"Soon after the incident, bus driver fled from the spot. The bus has been seized. A case under Bharat Nyaya Sanhita Sections 106 (death by negligence) and 125 (rash driving) has been registered at Udhampur police station," said a police official.
A hunt has been launched to nab the driver.
Jammu and Kashmir education minister Sakina Itoo has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic demise of Anjali Choudhary.
Expressing her heartfelt condolences, Itoo said she was deeply saddened by the untimely loss of the young student, describing the incident as heart-breaking and tragic.
"I am deeply saddened to learn about the tragic demise of Anjali Choudhary, a bright young student of Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar Jammu, who lost her life in an unfortunate road accident near Udhampur while travelling with fellow students to Patnitop," the minister said....
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