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Road mishaps claim 967 lives, militancy 95 in JK in 2012

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Press Trust of India Jammu

As many as 967 people were killed and 8,305 injured in road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir till October-end this year.

A total of 95 people, including 58 ultras, were killed and 115 injured in militancy-related incidents in the state this year, the Home ministry's data said.

A total of 1120 people were killed and 10108 injured in 6,644 road accidents in the state last year as compared to 1042 dead and 8709 injured in 6136 accidents during 2010.

  

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First Published: Dec 23 2012 | 8:35 PM IST

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