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53 killed in J&K bus accident
The number of the dead could rise, as most of the injured were in a very serious condition.
Updated on: Jan 20, 2006, 13:22:00 IST
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Fifty-three people were killed and many others critically injured on Friday when a bus in which they were travelling rolled down a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
Reports said the bus was only 8 km from Rajouri town, 160 km north of Jammu, when the accident occurred. The bus was on its way from Darhal to Rajouri town.
The number of the dead could rise, as most of the injured were in a very serious condition, police said.
The injured were being shifted to the district hospital in Rajouri.
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