J&K : 6 dead, 25 injured as bus plunges into gorge in Rajouri

Six dead and 25 injured when a bus coming Poonch met with an accident at Duhri Reliot on Thursday.

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) : Six dead and 25 injured when a bus coming Poonch met with an accident at Manjakot in border district of Rajouri on Thursday. Officials said that a bus on way from Surankote sub division of Poonch to Rajouri district headquarters went out of the driver’s control and fell into a deep gorge at Deri Ralyote.

"We have launched a major rescue operation at the site and teams of police, army, health department and local population are on job,” said an official. He said that several persons are feared dead and injured.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed anguish over the loss of life after a bus fell into a deep gorge near Bhimber Gali in Rajouri on Thursday.

"Anguished by the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in Rajouri. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest. The district administration is providing all possible assistance," the office of LG tweeted.

This comes just a day after 12 persons were killed and 27 others injured in a road accident in Mandi tehsil of adjacent Poonch district on Wednesday.