At least 12 people were killed and 38 others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Saturday evening, police said.
The bus was carrying 50 people to Dudu Basantgarh, about 110 km north of Jammu, when it skidded off the road and rolled down into the gorge.
"The bus rolled down about 300 feet down a deep gorge," said a police officer.
Twelve people were killed on the spot while 38 others, including the bridegroom, were injured. The police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) units immediately started the rescue operation.
"There are chances of the toll rising," said the officer.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N. N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives.
Mountainous roads in Jammu region are notorious for road accidents. They are mostly attributed to over-loading of passenger buses, poor maintenance of vehicles, and shabby road conditions coupled with lack of skills to drive in mountainous conditions. (IANS)
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Odisha: 23 people killed in Rayagada road accident, CM announces govt to bear all treatment expenses
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Report by Kishore Dash, Rayagada: In a tragic
road accident, at least 23 persons were killed and 40 others injured
when a tractor carrying them turned turtle in a hilly area of Odisha's
Rayagada district Friday.
The tractor was carrying about 60 people in its trailer. They were
returning home after attending a marriage in a nearby village. The
tractor in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Upara
Anchalbadi ghat in Rayagada district’s Kalyansighpur area on Friday
evening. All the injured persons were taken to Rayagada district
headquarters hospital. The accident took place under Kalyansinghpur
police station. The district administration has shifted 14 critically
injured to Care hospital in Visakhapatnam.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressing deep grief over
the loss of precious human lives. Chief Minister 's office said in a
statement hat the government would bear all the expenses of the
treatment of the injured. Patnaik has also directed the local
administration to move the critically ill to nearby best hospital in
Visakhapatnam town for better treatment if it is required, the statement
said. CM Patnaik also talk to Rayagada district collector Sashi Bhusan
Padhi over phone.
Odisha: 23 people killed in Rayagada road accident, CM announces govt to bear all treatment expenses
Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Report by Kishore Dash, Rayagada: In a tragic
road accident, at least 23 persons were killed and 40 others injured
when a tractor carrying them turned turtle in a hilly area of Odisha's
Rayagada district Friday.
The tractor was carrying about 60 people in its trailer. They were
returning home after attending a marriage in a nearby village. The
tractor in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Upara
Anchalbadi ghat in Rayagada district’s Kalyansighpur area on Friday
evening. All the injured persons were taken to Rayagada district
headquarters hospital. The accident took place under Kalyansinghpur
police station. The district administration has shifted 14 critically
injured to Care hospital in Visakhapatnam.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressing deep grief over
the loss of precious human lives. Chief Minister 's office said in a
statement hat the government would bear all the expenses of the
treatment of the injured. Patnaik has also directed the local
administration to move the critically ill to nearby best hospital in
Visakhapatnam town for better treatment if it is required, the statement
said. CM Patnaik also talk to Rayagada district collector Sashi Bhusan
Padhi over phone.
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