26 Nursing Students Among 30 Injured as Mini-Bus Plunges into Ditch in J&K's Udhampur

Jammu: As many as 30 passengers, mostly students of a nursing college, were injured Tuesday when a private mini-bus skidded off ro and fell into a ditch in Udhampur district.

mini-bus was heed for Udhampur from Salmari when it met with an accident near vill Farma around 12.30 pm.

Authorities launched a rescue operation immediately and rushed 30 passengers to Government Medical College Hospital in Udhampur for treatment.

Three of wounded were declared "serious" and were in process of being sent to Jammu for specialised treatment, officials said.

Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Saloni Rai visited hospital to take stock of situation.

Deputy Commissioner Saloni Rai said, "Preliminary investigation reveals that incident occurred because of brake failure, but it will be investigated furr. People have suffered injuries, and our priority is to give m proper treatment." 

Rai ded that three to four people sustained major injuries in accident.

BJP MLA Pawan Gupta said, "We received a call regarding incident. 20-22 of m are nursing students. 30-35 people are injured and 3 are critical. We will give m best possible treatment."

accident occurred on a hilly stretch of ro kwn for its sharp turns and challenging conditions, especially near Shiv Mandir in Farna area. 

Local authorities have recorded several similar incidents in past in Udhampur, often linked to mechanical failures or treacherous ro conditions.