6 Border Police Personnel Killed, Bus Falls Into River In Kashmir

At least 30 other security forces personnel suffered injuries

On Tuesday, 16 August 2022, Six border police personnel died after the bus in which they were travelling skidded down a road and fell into a river in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

Nearly, 30 other personnel travelling in the bus have suffered injuries in the accident that occurred at Chandanwari in Anantnag district reportedly due to brake failure. The security personnel were returning from Amarnath Yatra duty.

The bus was carrying 39 security forces personnel - 37 from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and two from Jammu and Kashmir Police, was on its way from Chandanwari to Pahalgam when the incident took place.

"In a road #accident near Chandanwari Pahalgam in #Anantnag district, 6 ITBP personnel got #martyred while several others got injured, who are being #airlifted to Army hospital, Srinagar for treatment. Further details shall follow," tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.

19 ambulances were rushed to the spot following the accident and a massive rescue operation was undertaken by the local authorities.

Medical teams at Government Medical College, Anantnag, the district hospital there and the sub divisional hospital in Seer have been put on high alert, said Piyush Singla, Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag.

The bodies of the victims have been kept at Pahalgam Civil Hospital while those who suffered severe injuries were given first aid and referred to GMC Anantnag.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the deaths and wished speedy recovery to the injured in the massive accident.

"Anguished to learn about the accident of a bus carrying ITBP and police personnel in Pahalgam, J&K. My prayers and thoughts are with the bereaved families. The injured were rushed to the hospital. May they recover at the earliest," he said in a tweet.