Two people were killed and 10 others injured after a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Gulli Gala on the Ramnagar-Basantgarh route in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday morning.
2 Killed, 10 injured As Bus Overturns, Rolls Into Gorge In J&K’s Udhampur
The bus was on its way from Pachiound to Ramnagar when the driver allegedly lost control while negotiating a sharp curve at Gulli Gala. “Unfortunately, two casualties have been reported. The vehicle overturned and rolled down into a gorge. Teams from the police and district administration soon reached the site and shifted the injured to the Sub-District Hospital in Ramnagar.
10 injured have reached SDH Ramnagar. Out of 10, 3 are on way to GMC Udhampur. 3 more ambulances are about to reach SDH Ramnagar,” he said in a post on X.
Giving details about the casualties, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr Jitendra Singh said two passengers have died in the accident and ten others have been injured. Locals were the first responders who rushed to the spot, helping evacuate the injured from the bus, according to sources.
He added that all necessary assistance was being provided to injured.
Two persons succumbed to their injuries while being taken to hospital, they said. “All passengers were promptly evacuated with the timely intervention of residents,” he said in a post on X.
Earlier, Dr Singh had spoken to Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Ananth Dwivedi after receiving information about the accident.
