Eight women, 2 kids among 22 killed, 54 injured in Jammu road mishap

May 30, 2024

JAMMU: At least 22 pilgrims, including eight women and two children, were killed and 54 suffered injuries on Thursday afternoon when a bus ferrying them met with an accident near Kalidhar in the Akhnoor area here in the city outskirts.

Police said that a bus bearing registration number UP81CT-4058 plunged into the gorge this afternoon at about 12:35 pm, killing 22 passengers and injuring 54.

The bus was carrying pilgrims from Kurukshetra (Haryana) towards Shiv Khori in the Pouni area of the Reasi the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir via Bhambla.

The accident took place at Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt near Akhnoor when the driver tried to negotiate a sharp turn, said police.

Soon after receiving the information, police launched a rescue operation and shifted the injured to aa nearby hospital,, where they were referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital.