Shadow Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 27 :
In all 17 people, including the driver, were injured after an SRTC bus overturned inside the Navyug Tunnel along Jammu-Srinagar national highway on late Wednesday, officials said.
They said the accident occurred around 9:55 PM when an SRTC bus traveling from Jammu to Srinagar lost control due to overspeed and turned turtle inside the tunnel.
“All 17 passengers including the driver identified as Farooq Ahmad, a resident of Budgam, got injured in the mishap,” a senior official said.
All the injured passengers were immediately shifted to Emergency Hospital Qazigund Kulgam for treatment, while four among them were later referred to Government Medical College Anantnag for further medical care.
Following the incident, police registered a case under sections 281, 125(a), and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Qazigund Police Station, and an investigation has been initiated.
Authorities quickly cleared the accident site, and the bus was moved outside the tunnel towards the Navyug side.
“Traffic on both tubes of the tunnel has since been restored, and normal vehicular movement has resumed,” the official said.
