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JAMMU: At slightest 21 passengers died and 51 were injured Monday aft their autobus skidded disconnected the roadworthy and fell into a gorge successful Jammu’s Udhampur district.Preliminary probe pointed to mechanical failure, operator error, roadworthy information oregon a operation of the factors arsenic imaginable causes for the 10am clang successful the hilly Khagote country marked by winding ghat roads.Officials said the autobus rolled down the gorge and landed upside down connected a roadworthy below, crushing an auto-rickshaw whose occupants suffered injuries. The autobus was connected its mode from Ramnagar to Udhampur town. “It mislaid power portion negotiating the hilly stretch,” DIG (Reasi Range) Shiv Kumar Sharma said.An Army convoy passing by stopped aft noticing the accident, with its unit starring rescue earlier J&K constabulary and locals pitched successful to displacement the injured passengers to adjacent hospitals.
Many were aboriginal rushed to Govt Medical College & Hospital successful Udhampur town. Some were sent to Jammu.According to officials, 19 of the passengers died connected the spot. “Two critically injured persons succumbed to injuries astatine Udhampur District Hospital,” DIG Sharma said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu expressed grief. The PM announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 each for critically wounded passengers.
“Pained to perceive astir the nonaccomplishment of lives owed to a autobus mishap successful Udhampur. I widen my heartfelt condolences. I commune for the speedy betterment of the injured,” Mosi posted connected X.J&K main curate Omar Abdullah besides condoled the deaths and extended aid. “While nary magnitude of assistance tin ever marque up for the irreparable nonaccomplishment of lives, arsenic an contiguous succour, the CM has announced contiguous alleviation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of each deceased, Rs 1 lakh for those earnestly injured, and Rs 25,000 for those with insignificant injuries,” Omar’s bureau posted.J&K lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha assured each imaginable assistance, calling the mishap “heartbreaking”. “My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. May God assistance them strength,” Sinha posted connected X. Union curate and Udhampur MP Jitendra Singh vowed each help, saying helium had spoken to section authorities. “My sincere condolences to the bereaved families,” Singh posted connected X.The hilly forested patches of Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban successful Jammu portion person seen respective fatal roadworthy accidents implicit the years owed to a unsafe operation of steep gradients, constrictive carriageways, unsighted curves, seasonal roadworthy deterioration and dense traffic.On Jan 22 this year, 10 soldiers died aft their bulletproof Army conveyance skidded disconnected the roadworthy successful Doda’s Khanni Top country and fell into a 200-ft gorge.On May 31, 2024, 22 pilgrims from UP died erstwhile their autobus plunged into a ravine successful Jammu’s Akhnoor. Thirty-eight passengers were killed aft their autobus fell disconnected a steep slope successful Doda connected Nov 15, 2023. On July 1, 2019, 35 radical died erstwhile an overloaded autobus fell into a gorge successful Kishtwar, portion 24 lives were mislaid aft a autobus met with a akin mishap successful Udhampur connected May 12, 2015.
