Jammu And Kashmir: 5 dead, 15 injured after bus falls into gorge in Kathua

5 died in the accident
Image source: Representative photo 5 died in the accident

At least five people, including a woman, were killed and 15 others injured when a mini bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Friday.

According to the police, the accident took place at Sila village in Billawar in the evening when the driver lost control of the private bus at a blind turn.

The bus was going from Mondli village to Dhanu Parole village.

He said rescue workers found four people, including a 60-year-old woman, dead at the scene, while 16 others were taken to hospital where one of them died.

(with PTI inputs)

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