Two killed, 28 injured as bus falls into gorge in Udhampur
Three killed, 6 injured as passenger cab falls into Gorge in Reasi
Udhampur/Jammu: Two persons were killed and twenty-eight others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Udhampur district, officials said on Thursday.
The accident took place near Rang-Udak village late on Wednesday night, they said, adding the bus was on its way to Bland village.
Two persons were killed on the spot while twenty-eight others sustained injuries, the officials said.
The injured persons were shifted to Ramnagar hospital. Twelve with critical injuries were referred to Udhampur hospital, they added.
The deceased have been identified as Rajjo Devi (66) and Vimla Devi (48), the officials said.
Meanwhile, three persons were killed and six others were injured when a passenger cab they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Reasi district.
Official sources said that a vehicle, Tata Sumo bearing registration number (JK20-7607), on the way to Tukson to Mahore along Bagga-Gulabgarh road met with the accident near Angralla, leading to the death of three persons and injuries to six others.
They said that as soon as the accident took place, local volunteers joined by police immediately swung into action and removed all the persons onboard the vehicle in injured condition to the local health facility in Mahore.
However, three persons were declared brought dead on the arrival by the doctors and they have been identified as Gulam Mohi-ud-Din (35) son of Abdul Samad, Shabir Ahmed (45) son of Abdul Raheem and Mohammad Yousaf (35) son of Abdullah, all residents of Tukson. Three of the critically injured were later shifted from community Health Centre Mahore to District hospital Reasi for advanced treatment.
A police officer confirmed the casualties in the accident and said that a case has been registered and further investigations taken up. (with inputs from PTI, GNS)
