3 BSF jawans dead, 6 injured as bus falls into gorge in J&K's Budgam
Srinagar/IBNS: Three Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were killed and six others received injuries after a bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district, the police said Friday.
The six injured soldiers are critical, the police said.
The 52-seater bus was part of a convoy that was on way for the BSF's induction for deployment in the next phase of the assembly election, the police said.
A total of 35 BSF soldiers were travelling in the seven-bus convoy.
A bus carrying Border Security Force (#BSF) soldiers met with an #accident at #Brell in #Waterhail area of central #Kashmir's #Budgam district. 03 BSF jawans lost their lives and over two dozen injured.
— Aditya 🇮🇳 (@ShadowOps_21) September 20, 2024
28 Injured+ 3 Succumbed 🙏🏻🪔
Prayers needed pic.twitter.com/QoVHdqzOk9
The bus went off the hilly road and fell 40 feet on its side, the police said.
All the injured BSF personnel are being treated in a hospital.
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