6 Dead, 22 Injured After Private Bus Falls into Gorge in Ladakh

Ladakh: Six passengers died and 22 others were injured after a private bus travelling from Leh to Eastern Ladakh fell into a 200-metre-deep gorge on Thursday.

The injured have been shifted to District Hospital SNM Leh. Some of them are critical.  The bus, taking staff members of a school to a wedding function, fell into the gorge in the Durbuk area, Leh Deputy Commissioner Santosh Sukhadeve told PTI. 

The official said personnel of the district administration and police admitted the injured to a local hospital, where they were given first aid. 

Helicopters are being used to move the 22 injured people to the SNM Hospital and Army Hospital in Leh. 

The condition of two of those injured is critical, Sukhadeve said.

(with PTI inputs)