21 killed, 61 injured in bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir-Xinhua

21 killed, 61 injured in bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Source: Xinhua

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2026-04-20 19:02:45

Rescuers work at the site of a bus accident at Udhampur district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 20, 2026.

At least 21 people were killed and 61 others injured, some of them critically, on Monday after a bus they were in skidded off the road and rolled down a hilly terrain in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. (UNI via Xinhua)

NEW DELHI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 21 people were killed and 61 others injured, some of them critically, on Monday after a bus they were in skidded off the road and rolled down a hilly terrain in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.

The accident took place at Kagort village in the Ramnagar area of Udhampur district, about 220 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Reports said the overcrowded bus crushed an auto-rickshaw before landing upside down on the road below.

Rescuers carry a body to an ambulance after a bus accident at Udhampur district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 20, 2026.

At least 21 people were killed and 61 others injured, some of them critically, on Monday after a bus they were in skidded off the road and rolled down a hilly terrain in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. (UNI via Xinhua)

Rescuers work at the site of a bus accident at Udhampur district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 20, 2026.

At least 21 people were killed and 61 others injured, some of them critically, on Monday after a bus they were in skidded off the road and rolled down a hilly terrain in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. (UNI via Xinhua)