Jammu, April 20 -- At least 21 people have died and several others injured after a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge on Monday in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police officials here said that a bus ferrying passengers, on its way from Ramnagar towards Udhampur met with an accident and plunged into a gorge near Village Khagote.
Senior police officials including Deputy Inspector General of J&K Police, Shiv Kumar Sharma, locals and Army troops rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation.
Officials said that 20 passengers have been confirmed dead.
However, injured have been shifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Udhampur while one of the critical has been airlifted to the Government...