35 dead as bus plunges into gorge in Indian-occupied Kashmir
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At least 35 people were killed on Monday when an overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK), officials said.
The bus skidded off a road in the remote Kishtwar region and fell into a deep, narrow valley, police official M. K. Sinha said.
35 people died in the accident and 17 were injured, local official Angrez Singh Rana said.
Seven of the injured were in critical condition and were evacuated to a nearby hospital, he said.
Road accidents are common in the mountainous parts of Jammu and Kashmir, owing to its rugged terrain, with speeding and overcrowding adding to the safety hazards.
Last week, 11 students were killed when their bus fell into a gorge in Shopian district of IOK.
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Jul 01, 2019 11:20am
Rest in peace, sorry to all surviving family members, patience and faith is your refuge.
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Jul 01, 2019 12:03pm
Very very unfortunate !!
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Jul 01, 2019 12:10pm
Yes terrain is rugged. Need to be careful while driving in both Indian Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as well.
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Jul 01, 2019 01:35pm
sad
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Jul 01, 2019 01:39pm
Sad loss of life. Over crowding is more of a problem than terrain.
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Jul 01, 2019 02:05pm
As an Indian and a native of Uttrakhand region (read it as Himalayan region) we have done little to make road infrastructure in these regions. Roads are narrow with no safety at all. Thanks to Chinese fear of incursion that current indian pm started building infrastructure/roads in these regions at full swing.
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Jul 01, 2019 02:24pm
Does this happen in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan or KP too ? Just wondering
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Jul 01, 2019 02:24pm
similar incidents have happened in pakistan occupied kashmir .
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Jul 01, 2019 03:47pm
Roads in all the mountainous areas of North India do not have safety barriers on the outer periphery and the private transporters are owned by political mafias which leads to them skirting safety procedures. The lack of safety barriers, frequent landslides because of the region's geology & lack of responsible behaviour by the drivers led to this accident as it had led to a similar one in Uttarakhand a month back.
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Jul 02, 2019 12:54am
@Anand, Yes same here. More or less things are same at both sides of border,
corruption at both sides, bad governance at both sides, water shortages at both sides, street crimes at both sides, and both stops people to mingle, even divided families are not given visas smoothly.
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Jul 02, 2019 04:19am
Sad news. Pakistan Kashmir roads are no safer. Sorry for the loss of life in the indian occupied kashmir.
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Jul 02, 2019 09:59am
Reast in peace all who lost their lives.and heartfelt condolonce to breved family members .
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