Six Dead, Including Two Children, in Tragic Leh School Bus Accident

Driver killed, girl injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Bandipora (Representative Image)

Ashiq Butt | August 22, 2024 | 03:22 PM IST | Accidents, Breaking News, Leh | Follow on Google News

Six Dead, Including Two Children, in Tragic Leh School Bus Accident

Six Dead, Including Two Children, in Tragic Leh School Bus Accident

Key Highlights:

1. Six people, including two children, died in a bus accident near Durbuk, Leh.
2. The bus, from Lamdon School, rolled into a gorge, injuring 22 others.
3. Critically injured victims are being airlifted to Leh for urgent treatment.

In a devastating incident near Durbuk in Leh, at least six people, including two children, lost their lives on Thursday when a school bus skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge. The accident also left 22 others injured, many of them critically, officials reported.

The tragic accident occurred around 11:30 AM when the bus, belonging to Lamdon School in Leh, was en route from Leh to Durbuk.

For reasons still under investigation, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and tumble into the gorge below.

District Magistrate Leh, Santosh Sukhadeva, confirmed the fatalities and the severity of the injuries. “Six persons died and 22 are injured, many of them critically.

They are being brought to Leh via chopper service,” Sukhadeva informed Rising Kashmir. Both the Army and District Hospital in Leh have been mobilized to provide urgent medical care to the injured.

The rescue operation commenced immediately after the accident, with authorities and local volunteers working tirelessly to assist the victims.

The critically injured are being airlifted to Leh, where they will receive urgent medical attention. The swift response included chopper services to transport the severely wounded to Leh’s medical facilities.

As the situation continues to unfold, authorities are focusing on providing medical care to the injured and investigating the cause of the accident.

More details are expected as the investigation progresses, and the community grapples with the aftermath of this tragic event.

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