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33 Bengal Tourists Injured After Bus Overturns In Ramban
A bus carrying tourists from Bengal overturned on a road in Ramban, Jammu.
The accident happened near Marog on Thursday.
The tourists had been visiting Kashmir and were travelling toward Ajmer.
Thirty-three passengers were taken to a hospital, according to the hospital's medical superintendent.
Nine people were sent to Jammu for more treatment.
Two of those nine were described as critical by the hospital.
A passenger said the bus may have had brake trouble.
Police said the driver may have struggled to turn at a sharp curve.
Officials gave different numbers for the injured and those sent to Jammu.
A tourist bus carrying visitors from Bengal overturned at Marog in Jammu's Ramban district on Thursday.
Ramban district hospital admitted 33 passengers, including children, women and elderly people.
Nine injured passengers were referred to Jammu, with two reported as critical by the hospital.
The tourists were visiting Kashmir and travelling onward to Ajmer.
Accounts differed on the cause, with a passenger citing brake failure and police blaming a sharp curve.
- Who
- Tourists from Bengal, including children, women and elderly passengers, were injured.
- What
- A tourist bus overturned, injuring passengers.
- Where
- At Marog in Jammu's Ramban district, on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
- When
- The accident occurred on Thursday.
- Why
- The cause was disputed: a passenger cited brake failure, while police said the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve.
Passenger Account
Police and Official Accounts
Cause of the crash
Passenger Account
Tourist Sheikh Shahjahan said the sleeper bus overturned because of brake failure.
Police and Official Accounts
Police sources said the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve at a location where several accidents had reportedly occurred.
Injury figures
Passenger Account
Ramban district hospital reported 33 admissions, including nine referrals to Jammu and two critical patients.
Police and Official Accounts
Jitendra Singh said 30 passengers were injured and seven were referred to Government Medical College Jammu; he said none was serious.
Key facts
- Hospitalized passengers
- 33, according to Ramban district hospital
- Referred to Jammu
- Nine patients, according to the hospital
- Critical patients
- Two of those referred were described as critical by the hospital
- Travel route
- The group was visiting Kashmir and travelling to Ajmer
- Reported bus registration
- West Bengal
- Alternative official figures
- Jitendra Singh said 30 passengers were injured and seven were referred to Jammu
- Reported accident location
- Marog, on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway
Quotes
Dr Sudarshan Singh
Medical superintendent of Ramban district hospital
“It is a dangerous spot on the road where the curve is sharp. There have been more than half a dozen accidents at this spot this year.”
telegraphindia.com
“It happened suddenly. One of the passengers appeared critical. Some 55 to 60 people were travelling in the bus.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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