5 dead, 12 injured as bus plunges into gorge in Rajouri
Jammu: Five persons were killed and 12 others injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday.
The bus, which was on its way to Jammu from Surankote Poonch, skidded off the road and plunged into the gorge at Deri Ralyot in Manjakote area, they said.
Security forces and local residents immediately launched a rescue operation, they added.
The accident comes a day after 11 people were killed and 28 others injured in another accident in Poonch district.
