PTIAn injured boy being shifted to the government medical college and
hospital in Jammu, after a passenger bus plunged into a deep gorge in
Udhampur district, leaving atleast 7 people killed and nearly 60
injured.
The bus skid off the road and fell into the 330-feet deep gorge at Choka Nallah
Eleven persons were today killed and 58 injured, seven of them
seriously, when an over-loaded mini bus skidded off the road and fell
into a deep gorge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police
said.
The mishap occurred when the driver of the bus, which was on its way
from Latti to Chenani, lost control over the vehicle, they said, adding,
the vehicle skid off the road and fell into the 330-feet deep gorge at
Choka Nallah, about 125-kms from here, they said.
Six persons died on the spot and five others succumbed on their way to hospital in Chenani, they said.
Police and CRPF, besides local people, launched a rescue operation, they said, adding all the injured have been hospitalized.
Out of the 58 injured, 12 persons were airlifted to Government Medical
College (GMC) hospital here, they said, adding, death toll is likely to
increase.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma expressed grief over the
incident and directed the Chief Medical Officer Udhampur to provide
urgent medical aid to the injured.
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