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Jammu
At least 15 people were killed and 19 injured when a minibus fell into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near here, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
“So far, 10 bodies were retrieved from the accident site, while 15 people rushed to a hospital,” Deputy Inspector General of Police, Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban range, Rafiq-ul-Hassan said.
SSP, Ramban, Anita Sharma said the jam-packed minibus was going to Ramban from Banihal.
On reaching Kela morh near Maroof, the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled down into the 200-feet-deep gorge, she said.
#SpotVisuals: 15 people died and 19 injured in the accident where a minibus fell into a deep gorge at Kela Moth on Jammu Srinagar National Highway while it was going from Banihal to Ramban. 8 people have been airlifted to Jammu. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/4bHMEDwqCw
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2018
#SpotVisuals: A minibus on its way from Banihal to Ramban fell into a deep gorge at Kela Moth on Jammu Srinagar National Highway. Rescue operations underway. More details awaited. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/IDHNLFnoPU
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2018
According to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, the death toll might go up as the rescue operation was still in progress and the condition of some of the injured was stated to be “critical”.
He said police and Army personnel, along with local volunteers, are engaged in the rescue operation.