At least 12 passengers died and eighteen others were injured, four of them critically, in a road accident in Mandi tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Reports said that eleven passengers died and several others were injured after a bus bearing registration number (JK02W-0445) heading towards Poonch from Loran skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Plera near Kalarpella in the district.
“Rescue and search operation is underway, while the injured passengers have been rushed to a sub-district hospital in Mandi for treatment,” an official said.