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
#WATCH | J&K: 32 BSF personnel injured and 3 lost their lives after their bus rolled down a hilly road and fell into a gorge in Brell Waterhail area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district. Driver of the bus also injured. The bus was engaged in election duty. https://t.co/NPccSx5xrZ pic.twitter.com/d4N60b6qxr
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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.