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| 21 dead, 51 injured in Ramnagar bus accident | | PM Modi, HM Shah, LG Sinha, CM Omar express grief | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur/Ramnagar, Apr 20: A devastating road accident in the Kaghote area of Ramnagar in Udhampur District on Monday morning claimed 21 lives and left at least 51 people injured after a speeding passenger bus lost control and plunged into a deep gorge near the Jaloah bend.
According to officials, the accident occurred at a sharp and dangerous turn where the driver allegedly failed to control the vehicle. The ill-fated bus (JK14D 2121) was on its way to Ud | |
| | | | ‘Rash driving, over speeding led to horrific accident’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 20: Preliminary investigations into the Ramnagar bus tragedy have indicated that rash and negligent driving was the primary cause of the horrific accident.
Quoting eyewitnesses, initial reports suggest that the driver of the ill-fated bus was driving at a high speed and in a reckless manner. He reportedly lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a sharp curve, causing the bus to overturn and plunge down the slope.
The latest incident has once again brought into focus the alarming trend of rash driving and overspeeding, which continue to be the leading causes of fatal road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to official data shared by Union Mini | |
| | | | After every tragedy, same questions: Road safety neglect haunts hilly areas | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 20: Even as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has assured strict action in case any negligence is found, the horrific road accident in Kaghot village of Ramnagar in Udhampur district has once again exposed the casual and inconsistent approach of the authorities in taking effective and sustained measures to prevent such tragedies on hilly roads.
Despite repeated fatal accidents in the region, a comprehensive report prepared by experts to address road safety concerns in hilly areas—particularly in the Chenab region—has yet to be made public for implementation.
In February 2023, the government constituted a four-member high-powered committee to recommend measures | |
| | | | Survivors recall cries of despair, hail Army’s heroic act | | | | Early Times Report
RAMNAGAR, Apr 20: Survivors of the deadly Udhampur bus tragedy recalled scenes of sheer panic and desperate cries for help, crediting the Army’s swift and heroic rescue with saving numerous lives.
At least 21 people were killed and 29 others injured on Monday when a packed private passenger bus plunged nearly 100 metres down a treacherous hillside in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, crushing an auto-rickshaw before landing horrifically upside down on the road below.
An Army convoy passing along the winding hilly stretch rushed to the spot and led the intense rescue operation after the driver of the private bus lost control while negotiating a sharp blind curve near the | |
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