New Delhi. A major road accident has taken place in Badman district of Jammu and Kashmir. A bus on election duty in the Brail Waterheel area here slipped off the road, fell into a ditch and overturned. 3 Border Security Force (BSF) jawans travelling in the bus lost their lives and 32 others were injured. 6 of the injured jawans have suffered serious injuries. A total of 35 BSF jawans were travelling in this bus. All of them were going for election duty. At present, rescue and relief operations are underway.
A total of three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel lost their lives and 32 suffered injuries after a bus engaged in election duty slipped down hilly road and fell into a gorge in Brell Waterhail area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. Six of the 35 BSF…
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024
Medical teams are also present on the spot for immediate treatment of the injured. After first aid, the injured soldiers are being sent to Khansahib and Budgam hospitals for treatment. At present, the cause of the accident is not known. The local administration and BSF officials are investigating the cause of the accident. The bus has been badly damaged. This bus carrying BSF soldiers was going from Pulwama in South Kashmir to Budgam for the second phase of assembly elections to be held on September 25, when this accident happened in the Brail Waterhole area. As soon as the bus fell into the ditch, local people gathered there after hearing the sound. They informed the police.
Budgam, J&K: A major accident occurred in Budgam, where a bus carrying BSF personnel plunged into a deep gorge. Rescue operations are currently underway, and medical teams have been dispatched to provide urgent care to the injured. Authorities are investigating the cause of the… pic.twitter.com/4A4Cyj3UFI
— IANS (@ians_india) September 20, 2024
Even before the police arrived, the local citizens started rescue work. Let us tell you that voting is going on for the assembly elections on 90 seats in Jammu and Kashmir. For the first phase, votes were cast in 24 assembly constituencies of seven districts on 18 September. In the first phase, people exercised their franchise in large numbers. Now voting for the second phase is to be held on 25 September and for the third and final phase on 1 October. Counting of votes and results will be declared on 8 October. Assembly elections are being held in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 years.
