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Bus accident leaves at least 30 dead, dozens injured in Kashmir

At least 10 in critical condition were transported to hospital in Jammu

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By AP

Published: Wed 15 Nov 2023, 1:27 PM

Last updated: Wed 15 Nov 2023, 11:18 PM

At least 30 people were killed and nearly two dozen injured when a passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.

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.

Residents and authorities rushed to the scene and a rescue operation was launched.

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Singh said the injured were taken to nearby health facilities. At least 10 in critical condition were transported to hospital in Jammu.

The exact cause of the crash was not immediately known.

India has some of the highest road death rates in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people killed and injured annually. Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles.

Last year, a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132 in one of the worst accidents in the country in the past decade.

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Published: Wed 15 Nov 2023, 1:27 PM

Last updated: Wed 15 Nov 2023, 11:18 PM

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