19 killed in bus accident in Jammu

Jammu, Feb 2 (UNI) At least 19 passengers were today killed and an equal number injured when a minibus fell into a gorge near Nowshera in Rajouri district of the state, police said.

The overcrowded minibus, on its way to Nowshera from Sial, fell into a 50-feet gorge at Dabbar, six km from Nowshera, the police said.

As many as 38 passengers were travelling in the 22-seater vehicle.

The victims were immediately shifted to the nearby Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Nowshera.

''The critically injured were being airlifted to the Government Medical Collage and Hospital, Jammu,'' the police added.

The driver of the minibus also died in the accident.

UNI