A bus has been fell into the Chenab river in Kishtwar district on Thursday in which at least Twenty-five passengers have been killed & three injured.

The Kishtwar-bound bus skidded off the road & fell into the river at Kandni-Phagumarh area around 12:30 p.m. hours. Twenty-five bodies have been fished out & three critically injured persons airlifted to Government Medical College Hospital.

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed grief over the mishap & has asked traffic authorities to take stringent measures to check recurrence of such accidents.