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2 June 2023
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Ten people killed, 55 injured, after 'overloaded' bus falls into gorge in India
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At least 10 people were killed and 55 injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims fell into a gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Jhajjar Kotli in India. The bus, carrying 75 passengers, skidded off a bridge and fell into a Himalayan gorge near the city of Jammu in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, 30 May 2023. It was travelling to the town of Katra from Amritsar in the northern state of Punjab.
Officer Jammu SSP Chandan Kohli said the bus was overloaded and carrying more passengers than the limit prescribed. All the ten people who died are originally from Bihar, police said.
The passengers were visiting the shrine of Vaishno Devi in Katra, which is highly revered by Hindus. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visit it every year.
India has one of the highest road death rates in the world, with thousands of people killed and injured annually.
Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and old vehicles.
Sources: India Today, Sky News
Officer Jammu SSP Chandan Kohli said the bus was overloaded and carrying more passengers than the limit prescribed. All the ten people who died are originally from Bihar, police said.
The passengers were visiting the shrine of Vaishno Devi in Katra, which is highly revered by Hindus. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visit it every year.
India has one of the highest road death rates in the world, with thousands of people killed and injured annually.
Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and old vehicles.
Sources: India Today, Sky News
