Seven killed, several injured as bus carrying ITBP soldiers falls into roadside riverbed in J&K
A number of ITBP soldiers feared injured after their vehicle falls in riverbed.
Seven soldiers were killed after a vehicle carrying Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel met with an accident near Chandanwari in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday.Several soldiershave also been injured after their vehicle rolled down the road and fell into a riverbed. The soldiers were stationed in the area for the famous Indian pilgrimage known as the'Amarnath Yatra.'
A civil bus carrying 39 personnel (37 from ITBPand 2 from Jammu and Kashmir Police) fell down to a roadside river bed after its breaks reportedly failed.
''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,” said Jammu and Kashmir Police.
The critically Injured were airlifted from the site to Indian Army's 92 Base hospital in Srinagar while over 20 were shifted to the district hospital in Anantnag. District Hospital Anantnag had sent 19 ambulances to the spot.
The LG of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha announced that all possible help will be provided to the injured in the accident. ''Deeply anguished by the bus accident near Chandanwari in which we have lost our brave ITBP personnel. My condolences to the bereaved families and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. All possible assistance is being provided to the injured personnel,'' said Manoj Sinha, LG Jammu and Kashmir.
The Former ChiefMinister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah also condoled the deaths of ITBP Jawans in the accident. ''Terribly sad news from South Kashmir today. An accident & a militant attack have left a trail of death & suffering. I condemn the militant attack in Shopian unequivocally in which Sunil Kumar was killed & Pinto Kumar injured. My condolences to the family. At the same time, I send my condolences to the families & colleagues of the brave ITBP jawans killed in an accident in Pahalgam today. A number of ITBP personnel have been injured. I send my best wishes for their speedy & complete recovery,'' said Omar Abdullah, Former CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The injured are being treated at both the hospitals in Anantnag and Srinagar.
