Six ITBP personnel killed after bus falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR,AUG 16: Six ITBP personnel died while 37 others, who were returning from Amarnath yatra duty, were injured on Tuesday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.

The police bus carrying 37 ITBP personnel and two policemen fell into a deep gorge between Chandanwari and Pahalgam, a police official said. He said while six ITBP personnel died on the spot, 10 others sustained grievous injuries.

Twenty-five ITBP personnel and two policemen were also injured in the accident. The bus was on its way from Chandanwari to police control room here.

-PTI