SRINAGAR: A mini-bus travelling from Udhampur to Dhandal skidded off the road and fell into a ditch near Johnu in Udhampur district on Thursday, leaving several passengers injured, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said.
The injured were shifted to the Associated Hospital of Government Medical College (GMC), Udhampur, for treatment. No fatalities had been reported, the minister said.
In a post on X, Singh said he had spoken to Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Ananth Dwivedi after receiving information about the accident.
He said the district administration was providing all necessary assistance to those affected and that his office was in contact with the local administration to monitor the situation.
The number of injured passengers and the circumstances leading to the accident were not immediately available.
Further details are awaited.
