Udhampur Bus Accident: 5-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed; 16 Injured in Ramnagar

By : Yasir Beigh

Udhampur : At least two people, including a five-year-old girl and a woman, were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger bus met with a major accident at Gulli Gala Latti in the Ramnagar area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Wednesday.

Officials told GNS that the bus, bearing registration number JK02AL-3477, was travelling from Pachiound to Ramnagar when the accident occurred at Gulli Gala. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The deceased have been identified as five-year-old Takshika, daughter of Rakesh Kumar and a resident of Chatrari. The identity of the woman who died in the accident has not yet been established.

The 16 injured passengers are being shifted to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Ramnagar for medical treatment. Further details about their condition were not immediately available.

Meanwhile, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh spoke to Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Ananth Dwivedi and assured him of all necessary assistance following the accident.

Rescue operations are underway, while police have taken cognisance of the incident. Further details are awaited.

(GNS)