A West Bengal-registered sleeper bus travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu overturned inside a tunnel near Maroog on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) in Ramban district on Thursday, injuring 33 passengers.
The bus, bearing registration number WB39K-2929, was carrying 55 passengers when the accident occurred. The injured passengers were shifted to District Hospital Ramban for treatment with the assistance of police, SDRF, CRPF, Army personnel and Civil Quick Response Team volunteers.
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Sleeper bus overturned near Maroog on NH-44 in Ramban.
The bus was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu.
The bus was carrying 55 passengers.
33 passengers were injured.
Nine injured passengers were referred to GMC Jammu.
Rescue teams assisted in evacuating the injured.
Nine of the injured passengers were referred to Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, for further treatment, while the remaining injured passengers were treated at District Hospital Ramban.
Traffic movement in the affected tunnel was disrupted for some time during the rescue operation. The damaged bus was subsequently moved aside to facilitate the resumption of traffic.
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The accident resulted in injuries to passengers and temporarily affected traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
