Jammu & Kashmir

Three armed forces personnel dead, 25 injured as bus falls into gorge in Budgam

With the help of locals, injured men being rescued at the accident spot in Budgam. [FPK Photo/ Kaisar Ali]

Budgam: Three armed forces personnel lost their lives and 25 others were injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Brell village, near the Waterhail area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Friday.

According to official, the bus, carrying 29 BSF personnel, veered off the road in Brell village and fell into a gorge.

Three among them died and 25 others sustained injuries, the official stated.

Local residents and police rescue teams promptly arrived at the site to evacuate the injured men and transport them to a nearby hospital.

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