At least 35 people died and 17 others were injured when an overcrowded bus skidded off a hilly road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Monday, officials said.
The minibus, which was on its way from Keshwan to Kishtwar, skidded off the Keshwan-Thakrai road and rolled down into the gorge around 7.30 am, officials said.
Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner AS Rana said the 28-seater bus was carrying 52 passengers when the accident happened, adding that a probe would be ordered.
Thirty-five people died and 17 others were injured, SSP Shakti Pathak said.
Police, security agencies and locals helped in rescuing the injured. Sixteen injured people were airlifted to hospitals from the spot, officials said. Nine were admitted to Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu.
