J&K: 17 passengers injured as bus skids off road in Udhampur district

Jammu, Oct 21 (UNI) Around 17 passengers suffered injuries when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said that a bus this morning skidded off the road on Basantgarh-Ramnagar road in Udhampur district. "At least 17 passengers travelling in the bus suffered injuries and eight out of them were shifted to Ramnagar hospital," they said. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in a post on X said, "spoke to DC Udhampur Ananth Dwivedi, after receiving news of a bus accident. All passengers were promptly evacuated with the timely intervention of…