A mini bus fell into a gorge in mountainous Doda district on Thursday killing 11 persons and injuring 15 others.
A minibus was on its way to Doda from Thathri when the driver lost control over the vehicle at Sui Gwari and fell into a deep gorge along river Chenab, officials said.
11 passengers travelling in the vehicle died while 15 others were injured, they said.
The rescue operation was launched soon after the incident took place.
The injured rescued during the operation were shifted to the hospital for treatment. The seven critically injured persons were shifted to GMC Jammu by chopper.
Two out of 11 died in the hospital while nine others were declared brought dead at arrival, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Rajsesh Kumar (24) son of Budhi Singh of Purnot, Santosh Kumar, son of Som Nath (22) of Bhawna Kanthi Mohalla, Ghulam Hussain Shah (60) son of Maqbool Shah of Bharote Mohalla, Shabir Ahmad (30) son of Gh Hussain of Bharote Mohalla, Rhitik Sharma (19) son of Lekhi Raj of Jatheli, Jamal Din (23) son of Lal Din of Bakhana Mohalla, Mohd Latief (65) son of Mohd Ramzan of Bohrawa Mohalla, Anari Devi (55) wife of Lt Swami Raj of Sisol Barshalla Thatri, Bahadur Singh (65) son of Hari Singh of Shirdani Bhella, Kamal Singh (40) son of Dharam Singh of Paryote, Gori Devi (65) wife of Bid Lal of Tantana.
The injured who are undergoing treatment at GMC Doda have been identified as Sanjay, son of Santosh Kumar of Panaja, Naveed Akhter son of Thalela, Neetu Devi daughter of Lakshmn Singh of Korara, Vikram Singh son of Gulab Chand of Halwana, Ashok Sharma son of Vidya Lal of Mandrana, Mukesh Kumar son of Sugrev Sharma of Kareli Mohalla, Arif Hussain son of Mohd Musa of Kahra and Saveeta Devi wife of Ramesh Kumar of Dhal Mohalla.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolence and announced ex gratia to the next of kin of the deceased and injured persons.
Police said the mini bus was on its way from Thathri to Doda when near Sui Gowari it fell into the gorge. Eight of the bodies have been identified so far.
"Ten people have died and 15 injured," the police said, adding that the rescue operation was launched immediately along with the locals and the district administration.
Seven of the critically injured were airlifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu.
The deceased were identified as Ghulam Hassan and Shabir Ahmed, both residents of Bharot Mallaha; Ritik Sharma, resident of Jathali, Premnagar; Jamal Din, resident of Bakhana Mallaha; Mohd Latif, resident of Bharooah, Bhaderwah; Anri Devi, Barshalla, Thathri; Santosh Kumar, resident of Kanthi Mahalla; Badhur Singh, resident of Shirdhni Bella.
The Prime Minister's Office tweeted: "Saddened by the road accident near Thatri, Doda in Jammu and Kashmir. In this hour of grief, I convey my condolences to the bereaved families.
"I pray that the people who have been injured recover at the earliest.
The PMO office announced tha tan ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the accident in Jammu and Kashmir. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000."