24 feared dead as bus plunges into Chenab River in J-K.Byline: ANI Srinagar, June 7 (ANI): At least 24 passengers were feared dead on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
ancient Acesines River, India and Pakistan. Rising in Himachal Pradesh state in the Indian Himalayas, it flows west through southern Jammu and Kashmir state and central Punjab province, Pakistan, to unite with the Jhelum and then flow into the after skidding off the road in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district Doda is a district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the third largest district in Jammu and Kashmir after Leh and Kargil. Tehsils of Doda
The incident reportedly took place, 180 kilometres from Jammu, after the driver of the 26-seater bus, carrying over 30 passengers, lost control of his vehicle. "Five people who jumped out of the bus in time, when it started veering off the road, survived with minor injuries,' a police spokesman said. Police said chances of survival of the missing passengers were "remote". The missing passengers could be drowned, but no dead body was recovered as the "current of water in the river is very fast and it is swollen also", a police officer said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the District police chief Prabhat Singh, the bus, with a capacity of 26 people, rolled down 500 feet from the highway into the swollen Chenab River in the morning. "We have no idea about the casualty as yet. But there is very remote chance of anyone's survival. The bus is completely submerged and we cannot see it. The Indian Army This article is about the post-independence Indian Army. For the Indian Army under British rule, see British Indian Army. The Indian Army is one of the armed forces of India and has responsibility for land-based military operations. has been pressed into rescue service, but the rapid current and deep water are hampering the operation," Singh told media persons here. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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