Srinagar, March 22 -- The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and the roads leading in Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal ranges have claimed at least 1986 lives in road accidents from 2019 to 2023.

According to the official figures, in Chenab Valley at least 113 persons lost their lives in accidents in 2019.

In 2020, the road accidents in the region claimed 64 lives followed by 91 deaths in 2021, at least 81 in 2022 and 114 persons lost their lives in 2023.

The official figures reveal that on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, at least 211 persons were killed in 2019 in roads accidents followed by 178 in 2020, at least 271 in 2021, over 261 in 2022 and 234 in 2023

Likewise, from the Pir Panjal range, at least 109 persons were killed in road ...