Overview
- The crash that struck the Ramnagar hills Monday left 21 dead and 51 injured when an overcrowded bus fell nearly 100 metres and crushed an autorickshaw.
- Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha visited GMC Jammu on Wednesday to review two critical cases, Hans Raj and Lakhwinder Singh, who are under senior doctors’ care.
- Most patients at GMC Udhampur are stable, with two referred to Jammu, and the Army’s Command Hospital is planning MRI scans for those with possible brain and nerve injuries.
- During a Tuesday hospital visit, Union minister Jitendra Singh announced a critical care ambulance for Udhampur funded through his Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund and noted the Prime Minister’s ex-gratia relief.
- The chief minister said a stop-gap truck driver was at the wheel and the bus had 15 prior traffic challans, and he pledged action after the Udhampur deputy commissioner’s probe reports.