President Murmu condoles loss of lives in J-K bus accident

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir and prayed for the swift recovery of the injured. At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in J-K's Udhampur district this morning. The accident took place when the bus was negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in Ram Nagar area around 10 am. ''I am deeply saddened to learn about the deaths of several people in the bus accident that occurred in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. I express my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this tragedy. I pray for the swift recovery of the injured,'' Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi.