15 killed in J&K accident (Lead)

Jammu : Fifteen people were killed and 17 injured when the driver of an overcrowded mini bus lost control of the vehicle and it plunged into a 200-feet deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Saturday, police said.

The accident took place at Kela Mod.

"Of the 17 injured passengers, 10 in critical condition have been airlifted to Jammu city for treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital," the police said.