spot_imgspot_img
spot_img

5 killed, 31 injured as bus falls into deep gorge in Udhampur

Date:


Srinagar, March 2 : Five passengers including a woman died and 31 others were injured after a vehicle they were traveling in met with an accident in Udhampur district on Friday late night.

Reports reaching GNS said that the bus ( JK02BR-5503) skidded off the road and fell down into a deep gorge near Chaner area of Majalta.

The incident occurred last night when the Kashmiri bound passengers were traveling in the bus towards Srinagar from Jammu.

Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Dr Piyush Singla while confirming the mishap and said that five persons including a woman died on the spot while as 31 others were injured.

Immediately a rescue operation was launched by teams of revenue, Civil defence and police reached on the spot, DC said adding that 31 injured have been shifted to GMC Jammu for treatment.

A team of officials from the district headed by Tehsildar rushed to GMC for assisting injured patients and coordinating with authorities there, DC said. (GNS)

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Popular

spot_imgspot_img

Subscribe

More like this
Related

President Appoints New Governors for Haryana, Goa & LG for Ladakh

Vinod BhatThe President of India has accepted the...

MI New York clinch thriller to secure MLC title

After losing six of their first seven games this...