Three killed, 50 injured as school bus plunges into gorge

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 16:16

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Tags: Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, Road Mishap,

Srinagar: A teacher and a student were among three persons killed while 50 others injured when a school bus carrying students on a picnic trip plunged into a gorge near Gulmarg tourist resort in Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday.

The bus carrying students of Iqra Educational Institute of Kupwara district was on way to Baba Reshi shrine near Gulmarg when it fell into the gorge at Nambal Nard near Tangmarg, 45 kms from here, police said.

Rescue teams managed to evacuate 53 persons -- students and staff members -- to a hospital. However, two of the injured, 25-year-old teacher Jehangir Dar and 13-year-old student Owais Manzoor Wani, were declared dead in the hospital, they said.

The bus driver, Akhtar Hussain, succumbed to injuries later, while four other seriously injured had been referred to Soura Medical Institute here.

PTI

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First Published: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 14:34

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Mir Ashraf - Magam
sad to hear such tragedy.who is a responsible for this A School or A Driver of Bus who also died in same tiredness or Govt who never looks on these roads its not only one road in Kashmir where these kind of incident happen so many are more only we have to wait till like these accident happen again ohhh god when over politicle people think about people of kashmir & see on this unmaintained road why Police allowed to go on this road to vehicle driver & why drivers are going these road bcz it is shortcut from baramulla to gulmarg. Upon these type of roads there should be prohibition for school buses particularly. now see action by Govt he suspended license of school what will go happen other kids now... bad bad bad

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zargarsehra - sopore kashmir
its quite unfortunate..may their souls proceed to heaven...aameen

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Nissar.ah - sopore
it is a sad .who should not resposibilites

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Showkat Aziz, Badran - Magam
Very sad to hear such tragedy.It is very difficult road to drive the vehicle near Nambal Nard near Baba Reshi. The road is not maintained properly bcz it is shortcut from baramulla to gulmarg. Upon these type of roads there should be prohibition for school buses particularly.

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Rahi Amin - Baramulla
Today, at around 11:45 AM, an ill fated bus, bearing registration No: JKE-6144, on its way to Baba Reshi from Kupwara, boarding 67 passengers (Students & Staff of Iqra Institute Khumriyal Lolab, District Kupwara), on reaching Numbalnar near Baba Reshi, skidded off the road and fell in a gorge (Nallah), about 40 feet deep. The details of three (3) persons, who died on spot is given as under:- 1. Jahangir Ahmad Dar S/O Abdul Khaliq R/O Cherkote Kupwara, age 27 years, head injury, (Teacher). 2. Owais Manzoor S/O Manzoor Ahmad Wani R/O Khumriyal Kupwara, age 15 years, head injury, (Student). 3. Akthar Hussain Ganie S/O Mohd Akbar Ganie R/O Kalaroos Kupwara, age 40 years, head injury, (Driver). Out of total 67 passengers, 03 persons died on the spot, 23 sent to their respective homes after giving them First Aid, 02 are admitted in SDH Tangmarg, 04 have been referred to SKIMS Srinagar, 14 have been referred to JVC Srinagar and 21 have been referred to SMHS Srinagar for further treatment.