Bus accident on Himalayan road leaves at least 39 dead and 17 injured


Rescue personnel attending to the wrecked bus in Kashmir, India, on Nov 15, 2023. — AFP

SRINAGAR (AP): A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway killing at least 39 people and injuring 17 others after rolling down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday (Nov 15), officials said.

The 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from Kishtwar town when it veered off the road and fell down about 200m on an older road in the mountainous region, said Harvinder Singh, a civil administrator.

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