Overview
- A West Bengal‑registered sleeper bus overturned inside the Maroog tunnel on NH44, injuring 33 of the 55 passengers on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
- Police, the State Disaster Response Force, CRPF, Army personnel and Civil Quick Response Team volunteers rescued and moved the injured to District Hospital Ramban.
- Nine of the wounded were referred to Government Medical College Jammu for advanced care, and some reports say two of those referred were in critical condition.
- Traffic officials opened a single carriageway in the tunnel to restore movement while senior officials supervised rescue efforts and site management.
- Local authorities and traffic experts point to steep curves, unstable slopes, landslides and ongoing road‑widening work on the Ramban–Banihal stretch as recurring causes of accidents on the vital lifeline route.