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DODA: In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>district\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wednesday,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carrying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>passengers<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skidded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>road\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rolled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>down\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>300-foot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inflicting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>least\u00a0<\/span><\/span>38\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fatalities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injuring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>20,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reports,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>registration\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>JK02CN-6555\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>carrying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>58\u00a0<\/span><\/span>passengers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skidded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Batote-Kishtwar\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>national\u00a0<\/span>highway\u00a0<\/span><\/span>near\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Trungal-Assar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>300\u00a0<\/span>feet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>downhill.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>rescue\u00a0<\/span>operation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>begun,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recovered.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>There\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>probably\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>deaths.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>police\u00a0<\/span>spokesperson\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>travelling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kishtwar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>accident<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>happened\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Trungal-Assar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approximately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>11:50\u00a0<\/span><\/span>am.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Lieutenant\u00a0<\/span>Colonel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Suneel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bartwal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Public\u00a0<\/span>Relations\u00a0<\/span>Officer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Defence),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>38\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>killed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>incident,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whom\u00a0<\/span><\/span>32\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>initially\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pronounced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dead\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>20\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injured.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commendable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>display\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>promptness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coordination,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>Army<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>collaboration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>civil\u00a0<\/span>administration,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conducted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>swift\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rescue\u00a0<\/span>operation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>response\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grievous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Highway\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>244\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>near\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wani\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mod,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approximately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>4\u00a0<\/span>km\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>COB\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ASSAR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>towards\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Batote,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bartwal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>transported\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Civil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hospital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Primary\u00a0<\/span>Health\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Centre.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>58\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>board\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>unfortunate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>incident.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>37\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>19\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injured,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Government\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>Medical\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>College\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>(GMC)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hospital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Deputy\u00a0<\/span>Commissioner\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Harvinder\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regrettable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>occurrence.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>allegedly\u00a0<\/span>caused\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>driven\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>correct\u00a0<\/span><\/span>side,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>point.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>bodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deceased\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relatives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>identified.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>examined\u00a0<\/span><\/span>every\u00a0<\/span>detail\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>car.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Perhaps\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wasn’t\u00a0<\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>driven\u00a0<\/span><\/span>correctly.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>car\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rolled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>down\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>jumping\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>crash\u00a0<\/span><\/span>barriers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>investigation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>incident.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Both\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span>Home\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Amit\u00a0<\/span>Shah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>sorrow\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>incident.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>upsetting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>occurred\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>send\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>sympathies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>families\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>lost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>loved\u00a0<\/span>ones.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“I\u00a0<\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>injured\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>soon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>possible.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister’s\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Relief\u00a0<\/span>Fund\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(PMNRF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>provide\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>ex-gratia\u00a0<\/span>payment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span>2\u00a0<\/span>lakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deceased’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span>50,000\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>injured.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>deeply\u00a0<\/span>saddened\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>hear\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tragic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>&\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many\u00a0<\/span><\/span>precious\u00a0<\/span>lives.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>gorge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>where\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>occurred,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>local\u00a0<\/span>government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>charge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rescue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>effort.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“My\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sincere\u00a0<\/span>condolences\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>families\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>departed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prayers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>quick\u00a0<\/span>recovery\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injured.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sustained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>severe\u00a0<\/span>damage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>result\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>fall\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span>height,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sources.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injured\u00a0<\/span><\/span>passengers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>transported\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hospitals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rescue\u00a0<\/span>effort\u00a0<\/span><\/span>involves\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span><\/span>locals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>members\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>State\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Disaster\u00a0<\/span>Response\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(SDRF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Four\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injured\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>airlifted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>GMC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hospital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>initially\u00a0<\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>hospital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>rescue\u00a0<\/span>effort\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>immediately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>overseen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high\u00a0<\/span>ranking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>civil\u00a0<\/span>administration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>carrying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>passengers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rolled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>overturning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>“U”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>turn.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span>sections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>cut\u00a0<\/span><\/span>away,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>bodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>removed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>severe\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mutilations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Residents\u00a0<\/span><\/span>voiced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>concern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>road,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claiming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contributed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tragedies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>travelling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kishtwar.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sarpanch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>area\u00a0<\/span><\/span>where\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>occurred,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mohammad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ashraf,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>told\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reporters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>36\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>died\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>At\u00a0<\/span>least\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ten\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accidents\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>occurred\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recently,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ashraf\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>locals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>started\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rescue\u00a0<\/span>effort.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Despite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>administration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>yet\u00a0<\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>action.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>provided\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span>6\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>road’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>repairs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>fix\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>money\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>embezzled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Only\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>few\u00a0<\/span><\/span>months\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prior,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>similar\u00a0<\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>occurred\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resulting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>numerous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fatalities,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Deeply\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hurt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>deaths\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tragic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>occurred\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>send\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>sincere\u00a0<\/span>condolences\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>families\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>deceased\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>victims\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quickly.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>instructed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Div\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Com\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Admin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>furnish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>impacted\u00a0<\/span>individuals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>essential\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aid,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lieutenant\u00a0<\/span>Governor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manoj\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sinha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Most\u00a0<\/span>likely,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>largest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recent\u00a0<\/span>memory.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>July\u00a0<\/span>1,\u00a0<\/span>2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>packed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>minibus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kishtwar’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sangwari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neighbourhood\u00a0<\/span><\/span>went\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>road\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>killing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>35\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injuring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>17.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dandaran\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neighbourhood\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kishtwar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>September\u00a0<\/span>14,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2018,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>minibus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skidded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>road\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>killing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>17\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injuring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>16.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>At\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dangduru\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>site\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dachan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>area\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kishwar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>24,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>cruiser\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vehicle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skidded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>road\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resulting\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seven\u00a0<\/span>fatalities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>three\u00a0<\/span>injuries.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>August\u00a0<\/span>30,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>car\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kishtwar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skidded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>road\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>300-foot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leaving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eight\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dead\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>three\u00a0<\/span><\/span>critically\u00a0<\/span>injured.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>June\u00a0<\/span>27,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>car\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhadarwah-Pathankot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>road\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gorge,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>killing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injuring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twelve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Doda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>district\u00a0<\/span><\/span>saw\u00a0<\/span><\/span>six\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fatal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>traffic\u00a0<\/span>accidents\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>8\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>20.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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38 died 20 injured as bus falls into gorge in Doda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A\u00a0police\u00a0spokesperson\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0bus\u00a0was\u00a0travelling\u00a0from\u00a0Kishtwar\u00a0to\u00a0Jammu\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0accident\u00a0happened\u00a0at\u00a0Trungal-Assar\u00a0at\u00a0approximately\u00a011:50\u00a0am.Lieutenant\u00a0Colonel\u00a0Suneel\u00a0Bartwal,\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Relations\u00a0Officer\u00a0(Defence),\u00a0said\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0statement\u00a0that\u00a038\u00a0people\u00a0were\u00a0killed\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0incident,\u00a0of\u00a0whom\u00a032\u00a0were\u00a0initially\u00a0pronounced\u00a0dead\u00a0and\u00a020\u00a0injured. “In\u00a0a\u00a0commendable\u00a0display\u00a0of\u00a0promptness\u00a0and\u00a0coordination,\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Army,\u00a0in\u00a0collaboration\u00a0with\u00a0civil\u00a0administration,\u00a0conducted\u00a0a\u00a0swift\u00a0rescue\u00a0operation\u00a0in\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0grievous\u00a0accident\u00a0on\u00a0National\u00a0Highway\u00a0244\u00a0at\u00a0Assar,\u00a0near\u00a0Wani\u00a0Mod,\u00a0approximately\u00a04\u00a0km\u00a0from\u00a0COB\u00a0ASSAR\u00a0towards\u00a0Batote,”\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0him. 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