19 killed in Kashmir bus crash
Afp, Jammu
At least 19 passengers died and 23 were injured when an overcrowded mini-bus skidded off a highway and plunged down a steep gorge in Indian Kashmir yesterday. The passengers were travelling to a religious function when the vehicle crashed, witnesses said. "Rescue workers have lifted 19 bodies from under the wreckage," said senior police superintendent Farooq Khan. Thirteen of the injured were in critical condition. The cause of the accident near Dabbar village in Rajouri district, northwest of Indian Kashmir's winter capital Jammu, was not immediately known. Accidents are frequent on Indian highways due to poor road conditions and careless driving.
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