Udhampur: At least 15 people were killed, and several others sustained injuries after a passenger bus rolled down into a gorge in Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning.
The bus met with the accident on the hilly road while negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in Ram Nagar area around 10 am. It was on its way to Udhampur when the accident took place.
Officials said a major rescue operation is underway. Locals were the first to reach the spot and began rescue efforts, pulling out the injured from the wreckage. Police and other emergency responders soon joined the operation to evacuate the victims and clear the site.
A total of 15 bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the vehicle, while 20 injured were evacuated to hospital and condition of many of them was stated to be serious, the officials said.
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy of India, Jitendra Singh, spoke with the District Collector (DC) of Udhampur, Minga Sherpa and further assured that every possible assistance is being provided.
“The rescue operation has been immediately undertaken. Heavy casualties are expected. All possible assistance is being provided. The injured will be shifted for medical aid. Arrangements being made to airlift the seriously injured. I am in constant touch with the local administration as well as our local workers team led by Sh Rajinder Sharma,” he added.
Former J&K Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also offered her condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the swift recovery of those injured.
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