Jammu-Srinagar highway: 1 killed, 56 injured in twin accidents in J&K’s Ramban | India News

Jammu-Srinagar highway: 1 killed, 56 injured in twin accidents in J&K’s Ramban | India News


Jammu-Srinagar highway: 1 killed, 56 injured in twin accidents in J&K's Ramban

A tourist from West Bengal was killed and 56 people, including nine security personnel, were injured in two separate road accidents on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in J&K’s Ramban district on Saturday.The accidents occurred within half an hour and involved a passenger bus carrying tourists and a security vehicle that was on its way to assist in the rescue operation, PTI reported citing officials.Tourist bus crashes into hillsideThe first accident took place around 8.50am near Maroog when a passenger bus travelling from Srinagar to Jammu lost control and collided with a hillside, officials saidThe bus, which had a West Bengal registration, was carrying tourists returning from a holiday in Kashmir. A woman passenger, identified as Jamuna from West Bengal, died in the accident, while 47 others were injured.Four of the injured: Suchitra, Lakshwanti, Kedar Patra and Fouji Ram, were referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Jammu for treatment. The remaining injured passengers were stable and were expected to be discharged within a few hours, officials said.

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