Eleven people are dead after a minibus tumbled into a 75-metre deep gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Key points:
- The bus was carrying students and fell 75 meters down a steep gorge
- The 29 injured people were in a critical condition
- Six people were airlifted to hospital
At least 40 people were on board the bus when the accident occurred near Sawjian, a village in Jammu's Poonch district on Wednesday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported.
Rescue efforts by the army, police and local villagers were underway, it quoted authorities as saying.
Nine people died at the scene with two others later dying in a hospital.
Officials said 29 injured people were in a critical condition, including six who were airlifted to a hospital in Jammu, PTI reported.
The bus, which was carrying a number of students, plunged about 75 meters down the steep gorge.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced in a tweet that compensation of 500,000 rupees ($9,355) would be given to victims' families.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu both expressed their condolences.
"My thoughts are with all those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery," Mr Modi said.
Last month, a bus carrying paramilitary soldiers in the Kashmir region skidded off a mountainous road and rolled down into a river, killing six people and injuring dozens.
Hundreds of thousands of people are killed or injured annually on India's roads.
Most accidents are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and ageing vehicles.
AP
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