Six people were killed and 22 others injured when a bus fell off the road into a 200-foot-deep gorge in Ladakh's Leh district. The accident was reported by local authorities. Leh Deputy Commissioner Santosh Sukhdev said that several employees of a school on the bus were going to a wedding ceremony.

He said that during this time the bus fell into the gorge in the Durbuk area. The officer said that the district administration and police personnel admitted the injured to the local hospital, where they were given first aid.

With the help of helicopters, 22 injured were taken to SNM Hospital and Army Hospital in Leh. Deputy Commissioner Sukhdev said that the condition of two of the injured remains critical.

The rescue operation was started rapidly by the Indian Army, Ladakh Police, Revenue Department officials and local residents. Everyone together helped in taking the injured passengers to health facilities.

The roads on the mountains are quite different from the plains, on one side these roads have sharp turns, while on the other side, there is a very deep open gorge. Many times, drivers suddenly lose control while driving on such roads, due to which the vehicle falls into a deep ditch. Most accidents on such hilly roads happen when the driver loses control.