<p>A passenger bus <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-barrier-removal-on-western-express-highway-raises-accident-concerns-near-aarey-flyover-23626548" rel="nofollow">rolled down</a></strong> a hillside in Jammu and Kashmir&rsquo;s Udhampur district on Monday, leaving 21 people dead and 29 others injured, officials said.</p>
<h2>Army to the rescue</h2>
<p>An Army convoy passing along the hilly stretch led the rescue operation after the driver of the private bus lost control while negotiating a blind curve near the hilltop Kagort village in the Ramnagar area around 10 am.</p>
<h2>Leaders condole deaths</h2>
<p>President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the loss of lives in the accident. The PM also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured.</p>
<p>J&amp;K LG Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah assured all possible assistance to the families of the <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-massive-beam-collapse-at-bkc-metro-site-triggers-panic-23625811" rel="nofollow">deceased</a></strong> and those injured. The bus was carrying 50 passengers, mostly those heading to their daily jobs.</p>
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At least 21 people were killed and 29 injured after a passenger bus lost control and rolled down a hillside in Udhampur. An Army convoy led rescue efforts

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At least 21 people were killed and 29 injured after a passenger bus lost control and rolled down a hillside in Udhampur. An Army convoy led rescue efforts, while leaders including Narendra Modi announced compensation for victims

Twenty-one killed as bus rolls down hill in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur

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