10 killed, 35 injured in Jammu and Kashmir road mishap

Ten people were killed and 35 others injured when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today, police said.

The incident happened at Bidda area, about 95 km from here, when the bus-- en route to Reasi town from Mahore-- skidded off the road and rolled down into a 500-metre-deep
gorge, they said.

10 people died on the spot and the 35 injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where some of them are stated to be in critical condition, police said.

Four of the critically injured have been airlifted to Jammu, they said, adding that the death toll is likely to increase.

Rescue operation is on by a joint team of police and Army, they said.