Six ITBP jawans killed after bus carrying 39 personnel falls into gorge in J&K

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Srinagar, Aug 16:
Six
ITBP
personnel
died
while
many,
who
were
returning
from
Amarnath
yatra
duty,
were
injured
on
Tuesday
when
a
bus
fell
into
a
deep
gorge
in
Pahalgam
area
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
an
official
said.

The
police
bus
carrying
37
ITBP
personnel
and
two
policemen
fell
into
a
deep
gorge
between
Chandanwari
and
Pahalgam,
a
police
official
said.

He
said
while
two
ITBP
personnel
died
on
the
spot,
10
others
sustained
grievous
injuries.Twenty-five
ITBP
personnel
and
two
policemen
were
also
injured
in
the
accident.

The
bus
was
on
its
way
from
Chandanwari
to
police
control
room
here.