Jammu: 22 killed as bus falls in gorge

Jammu: At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said.

The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt of the district, officials said, adding the bus rolled 150 feet down into the gorge.

The bus was carrying devotees from Haryana's Kurukshetra and was headed towards Shiv Khori in the Pouni area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. It had started its journey from Uttar Pradesh.

The Army, police and locals used ropes and made human chains to carry the bodies and the injured. (Agencies)