21 killed, 40 injured as bus carrying pilgrims falls into deep gorge in Jammu

The bus, which took off from Kurukshetra was headed to a temple in Jammu when it rolled into the gorge, a police spokesperson said. A rescue operation is underway.

Police personnel and civilians near the wreckage of the bus which skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Chowki Choura, in Jammu district, Thursday | PTI

Srinagar: A bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in Jammu on Thursday, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens, authorities said.

The bus, which began its journey in Haryana’s Kurukshetra was headed to a temple in Jammu when it rolled into the gorge, a police spokesperson said.

A rescue operation was ongoing, said the police official, adding that 40 injured people were admitted to the government medical college in Jammu for treatment.

(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by Bernadette Baum)