J&K News: 22 Dead And 40 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir's Akhnoor | ABP News

At least seven people were killed and over 20 injured on Thursday when a bus plunged into a deep gorge near the Tanda area in Akhnoor city, Jammu and Kashmir. The bus, carrying passengers from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, was travelling from Jammu to the Shiv Khori shrine in Reasi district when it fell into the gorge near the Kali Dhar Mandir on the Jammu-Poonch highway. The injured were taken to a local hospital in Akhnoor and the Government Medical College in Jammu, reported Kashmir Observer. In a statement, the District Magistrate of Jammu said, "A bus carrying passengers from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, has met with an accident near Tanda, Akhnoor, in Jammu. Rescue operations are underway." More details on the accident, including the cause, are awaited. J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha described the accident as "heart-rending" in a post on X. "I condole the loss of lives and pray to the almighty to give the bereaved families the strength to bear the irreparable loss. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured."