18 injured in Bus Accident in J&K's Kishtwar

J&K, June 22, 2019:

Eighteen people, including a few children, were injured on Saturday in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, local authorities have informed.

Police said a bus on way from Kandni village to Kishtwar town turned turtle on the road at Fogmorh when the driver lost control on the wheel. The vehicle turned turtle at Fogmorh area of the district when it was on the way from Kandni area to Kishtwar.

"Eighteen passengers were injured in this accident. All the injured were shifted to hospital, where attending doctors said they were stable," police said.

A.S. Rana, District Magistrate Kishtwar went to the hospital to enquire about the condition of the injured passengers.

While talking to the family members of the injured, the DC assured that every possible help would be extended to them from the district administration for their early recovery.

A senior policer officer has said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigations were taken up.

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