Srinagar: Six ITBP personnel and a policeman were killed while 32 others sustained injuries when a bus in which they were returning from Amarnath Yatra duty fell into a deep gorge in Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir.
The condition of six of the injured personnel is stated to be critical and they are being airlifted to Srinagar for specialised treatment.
According to media reports, the mishap happened when 37 ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) personnel and two from the J and K Police were being de-inducted from the Amarnath Yatra duty that concluded on August 11. The bus en route Pahalgam from Chandanwari fell into a roadside river bed after its brakes reportedly failed.
Casualty is feared to increase as the condition of some of the injured is stated to be critical. Some personnel were being airlifted to the Army hospital in Srinagar for treatment. A Border Security Force (BSF) helicopter has been pressed to airlift the injured jawans, the reports added.
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