Culvert Collapse Tragedy in Jammu: One Dead, 12 Injured

A woman labourer was killed and 12 other workers were injured when an under-construction culvert collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Ghill Nala area of Bhalessa in Gandoh tehsil when the structure gave way during construction work, they said.

According to officials, a woman labourer died on the spot after being trapped under the debris, while 12 others sustained injuries in the collapse.

The injured were immediately rescued by local residents and authorities and shifted to the government medical college hospital in Doda for treatment, they said.

Most of the injured labourers are migrant workers from Bihar, officials added.

Police and civil administration teams rushed to the site and launched rescue and relief operations. The exact cause of the collapse is being investigated, they said.

In another incident, around 15 passengers were injured after a mini bus travelling from Punejah to Thatheri met with an accident near Prem Nagar in Doda on Tuesday, officials said.

The accident occurred when the vehicle reportedly skidded off the road and crashed into a protection wall. The wall prevented the matador from plunging into a deep gorge, averting a major tragedy, they said.

(With inputs from agencies.)