Bhaderwah , June 14: Twenty five passengers were injured, five of them critically, when a bus overturned at Gatsu, around 10 km from Doda town in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.
The 30-seat bus was carrying over 35 passengers from Gandoh town to Jammu on Batote-Kishtwar highway, when the accident took place, senior superintendent of police (Doda) Shabir Ahmed Malik told media.
“According to preliminary report, the bus was scaling the hill when due to brake failure the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to slid down,” he said, adding the driver attempted to halt the movement by turning the steering wheel towards left to avoid the river Chenab on right, but in turn caused the vehicle to overturn on the road.
Luckily, he said, the bus did not tumble down the hill to Chenab. However, several passengers were caught in the mangled metal, sustaining critical injuries.
“Onlookers rushed to the spot to pull out the survivors from the broken windows,” SSP added.
