Srinagar, September 20: At least three BSF troopers were killed, while nine others injured when a bus carrying the forces' personnel for election duty met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday, officials said. A hired bus carrying BSF jawans for election duty for the second phase of assembly polls fell into a gorge near Brel of Watarhaal in Budgam district of central Kashmir, the officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Road Accident: 1 Army Jawan Killed, 7 Injured As Truck Falls Into Gorge in Kathua (See Pics and Video).

Jammu and Kashmir Road Accident

Around a dozen jawans were injured in the accident, who were rushed to a hospital, they said. However, three troopers have succumbed to the injuries, while others are being treated upon, they added.