Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 20: At least four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed while several others injured after a bus they were travelling in for poll duty skidded off road and fell into a gorge in Brell Waterhail area of Budgam district today.
A private bus bearing registration number JK03-4391 was carrying 36 BSF personnel and it skidded off the road and rolled down into the gorge.
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An official said that the bus with 36 BSF troopers skidded off road in Brell village and fell into a deep gorge.
He said that in the incident four BSF personnel were killed while more than two dozen were injured. The official said that the injured have been shifted to Srinagar hospital. Police have taken cognisance of the incident.
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, alongside the IG BSF Kashmir Frontier, visited the injured BSF soldiers at the SMHS Hospital today.
They were joined by the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, SSP Srinagar, SSP Budgam, DC Budgam and other senior officers.
The IGP Kashmir expressed deep concern for the well-being of the injured soldiers. He interacted with the medical staff to ensure they were receiving the best possible care. He offered words of encouragement to the injured and assured them of full support during their recovery.
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