15 Killed, 29 Injured as Bus Plunges Into Gorge in Jammu and Kashmir
At least 15 people were killed after a passenger bus rolled into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. Between 20 and 29 others were injured in the bus accident that occurred on Monday.
The accident occurred near Kanote village when a bus traveling from Ramnagar to Udhampur lost control on a sharp bend and plunged approximately 100 feet down a rocky slope. Local authorities launched immediate rescue operations at the site.
Several others are feared dead in the accident. The bus plunged into the gorge near Kanote village in Udhampur district, killing at least 15 people.
The bus was traveling from Ramnagar to Udhampur and lost control near Kanote village on a sharp bend before it rolled down a steep slope. Local authorities responded with rescue operations at the scene of the bus accident.
Reports on the number of injured vary slightly within the information available, with mentions of both 20 and 29 injured in addition to the 15 killed. The rescue operations are underway as several other people are feared to have died in the incident involving the passenger bus.
The event has been described as the passenger bus losing control and plunging into the gorge, prompting the launch of rescue operations by local authorities in the area.
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