SRINAGAR: At least 30 people were killed and scores of others injured in a road traffic accident in a remote mountainous area of occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, local authorities said.
The accident occured in the Doda area of occupied Kashmir, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) southeast of Srinagar, according to the authorities.
“As many as 30 passengers have died in the accident, caused by the driver’s negligence by hitting the crash bar of the road,” senior police officer Sunil Gupta told AFP.
“The bus tumbled down the mountain some 250 metres (800 feet),” he said, adding that more than 25 people were also injured in the crash.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock over the accident and said, “The accident was distressing.
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