J&K: 22 killed, 40 injured after bus falls in gorge in Akhnoor
Seven people were killed and 28 injured on Thursday after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in J&K’s Akhnoor area on the Jammu-Poonch highway.
Jammu: 22 people were killed and 40 injured on Thursday after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in J&K’s Akhnoor area on the Jammu-Poonch highway.
Officials said that 22 people have died and 40 others were injured after a bus carrying pilgrims went out of the driver’s control near Chungi Morh at Chowk Choura in the Akhnoor area on the Jammu-Poonch road.
As many as 21 people died and around 40 others were left injured after a bus carrying devotees met with an accident on the #Jammu-Rajouri National Highway and fell into a gorge in the #Akhnoor area on today.#JammuAndKashmirpic.twitter.com/lJNBoktFuc
The bus was reportedly carrying pilgrims from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.
The injured have been shifted to Akhnoor Hospital from where those with critical injuries have been referred to the government medical college hospital in Jammu city, officials added.
21 dead, 69 injured after bus rolls down deep gorge in Akhnoor
