Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on  Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Eleven students including nine girls were killed and seven others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled into a deep gorge near Peer Ki Gali on Mughal road in Shopian
The PDP President conveyed her sympathy to the families of the deceased passengers. She also expressed serious concern over the recurring road accidents in the mountainous regions of the state and demanded that the government must review the causes of the recurring fatal accidents and take measures to save the precious lives on priority.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir also has expressed profound grief over the loss of eleven precious lives and conveyed deepest condolences to bereaved families.