Five persons were killed while several others injured when a mini bus was hit by an avalanche on the Bhaderwah-Basholi Highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district today. The avalanche hit the vehicle on its way to Bhaderwah from Bani and it rolled down into a 1500-feet gorge, according to BRO workers clearing the snow and debris near Chattar Gali pass, 38 kms from Bhaderwah. BRO workers along with some locals started rescue operations and also informed the police, said SDPO, Bhaderwah, Birjesh Sharma. "As of now three of the injured including driver of the vehicle have been rescued and sent to Sub District Hospital Bhaderwah," he said. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna May 04, 2017 09:11 UTC