Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday constituted a 5-Member Committee to conduct an inquiry into the October 6 accident near KelaMorh on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban in which 22 people died and several others suffered injuries.

“The Committee comprises Deputy Commissioners of Udhampur and Ramban, SSP Ramban, Regional Transport Officer Jammu, and Project Director, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Jammu.”

The Committee, according to the order, will look into the reasons for the accident, fix responsibility, if any, on official agencies, measures to be taken to prevent recurrence of such accidents on national highway and in Doda and Kishtwar.

The Committee shall submit the detailed report within 7 days.