‘We were on time’: Kiren Rijiju halts convoy to help accident victims in Ladakh; watch video | India News
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday stopped his convoy on the Srinagar-Leh highway after he spotted a vehicle that had plunged into the Drass river in Ladakh.The minister, who was travelling to Kargil from Kashmir, shared a video showing him speaking to the injured victims, who had managed to climb atop the overturned vehicle amid the strong currents.“Before reaching Drass in Ladakh, one vehicle fell into the river just ahead of our convoy. Luckily, we were on time and both persons survived,” Rijiju posted on X, sharing a video of his interaction.Officials said the Camper 207 vehicle skidded off the road at Khushal Morh near Minimarg and rolled into the river. Both occupants, driver Haroon Rashid of Banihal and co-driver Mohd Abbass of Ramban, were quickly rescued by police personnel from Drass station.A police official said that personnel from Drass police station responded swiftly to the alert and launched a rescue operation. Showing remarkable courage and efficiency, the team managed to pull out both victims from the submerged vehicle and evacuate them to safety, the official said, according to PTI.The injured were later shifted to the sub-district hospital in Drass for treatment, the official added.
