At least 30 dead, dozens injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda
Updated On Nov 15, 2023 03:36 PM IST
- PM Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased. Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured.
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At least 30 people were killed and nearly two dozen injured after a passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep slope onto another road in the Doda district of India-controlled Kashmir, approximately 200 kilometers (124 miles) southeast of Srinagar.(PTI)
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"The bus accident in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir is distressing. My condolences to the families who have lost their near and dear ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest," the Office of the PM posted on X.(AFP)
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"An ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. ₹50,000 would be given to the injured," according to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office. (AFP)
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President Droupadi Murmu said she was deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir.(PTI)
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The 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from Kishtwar town when it veered off the road and fell down about 660 feet (200 meters) on an older road in the mountainous region, said Harvinder Singh, a civil administrator.(PTI)
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Residents and authorities rushed to the scene and a rescue operation was launched.(PTI)
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