<p>Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed while 16 others were injured after two buses collided in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Wednesday evening, officials said.</p>.<p>The collision occurred on the Jammu-Pathankot highway at Nanake Chak due to overspeeding during an overtake attempt, they said.</p>.<p>One bus was Saharanpur-bound while the other was travelling towards Kathua district, officials said.</p>.<p>"Three persons were killed and 16 others were injured in the accident," Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Anuradha Gupta told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>She said seven injured people were referred to the government medical college (GMC) in Jammu, while eight others were shifted to the district hospital in Samba.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Mangi Devi (36) and her 14-year old daughter Taniya, from Punjab's Batala, and 58-year old Kasturi Lal from Rajpura, the deputy commissioner said.</p>.<p><b>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/four-missing-after-bus-falls-into-chenab-river-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-doda-1160600.html" target="_blank">Four missing after bus falls into Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda</a></b></p>.<p>Gupta visited the district hospital and interacted with the injured. She directed health officials to ensure the best medical care to the injured.</p>.<p>Extensive damage was caused to the two vehicles, they said.</p>.<p>The district administration has announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to next of kin of the deceased, Rs 50,000 to critically injured and Rs 10,000 for those who received minor injuries, Gupta said.</p>.<p>Expressing grief, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said he was extremely pained by the loss of lives in the road accidents in Doda and Samba.</p>.<p>"My deepest condolences to the families of deceased. Praying for the early recovery of the injured. Directed the district administrations to provide all possible assistance," he said in a tweet.</p>
<p>Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed while 16 others were injured after two buses collided in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Wednesday evening, officials said.</p>.<p>The collision occurred on the Jammu-Pathankot highway at Nanake Chak due to overspeeding during an overtake attempt, they said.</p>.<p>One bus was Saharanpur-bound while the other was travelling towards Kathua district, officials said.</p>.<p>"Three persons were killed and 16 others were injured in the accident," Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Anuradha Gupta told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>She said seven injured people were referred to the government medical college (GMC) in Jammu, while eight others were shifted to the district hospital in Samba.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Mangi Devi (36) and her 14-year old daughter Taniya, from Punjab's Batala, and 58-year old Kasturi Lal from Rajpura, the deputy commissioner said.</p>.<p><b>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/four-missing-after-bus-falls-into-chenab-river-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-doda-1160600.html" target="_blank">Four missing after bus falls into Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda</a></b></p>.<p>Gupta visited the district hospital and interacted with the injured. She directed health officials to ensure the best medical care to the injured.</p>.<p>Extensive damage was caused to the two vehicles, they said.</p>.<p>The district administration has announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to next of kin of the deceased, Rs 50,000 to critically injured and Rs 10,000 for those who received minor injuries, Gupta said.</p>.<p>Expressing grief, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said he was extremely pained by the loss of lives in the road accidents in Doda and Samba.</p>.<p>"My deepest condolences to the families of deceased. Praying for the early recovery of the injured. Directed the district administrations to provide all possible assistance," he said in a tweet.</p>