At least seventeen people were killed and 30 injured in a road accident at Digdol in Ramban district of Jammu region this morning.
The incident took place when a Srinagar bound passenger bus in which they were travelling rolled down into a 400 feet deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
According to media reports, helicopter service is being pressed into service to evacuate the critically injured to Jammu.
Further details are awaited.
