10 people died in the accident…
Srinagar: On Tuesday morning, 30 May 2023, an overcrowded bus carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Ten people died in the accident.
As many as 55 are injured and have been taken to the hospital for immediate treatment. Some of them are critically injured.
The bus was going from Amritsar when the accident occurred on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, near the Jhajjar Kotli area, near Katra in Reasi district.
Katra is the base camp for pilgrims going to Vaishno Devi.
"Ten people have died while 55 were injured. The injured have been evacuated to the hospital.
Besides police and central forces, locals too helped in the rescue operation," said Chandan Kohli, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu.
He said the bus was overcrowded and it will be a part of the investigation even as the cause of the accident is being ascertained.
Dilbag Singh, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, said that "overspeeding could be the reason behind this "Further investigation is going on.
The injured are being treated at the Government Medical College in Jammu.
President Droupadi Murmu has condoled the deaths and wished a speedy recovery to the injured people.
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