Srinagar, July 31 -- A teacher died while 46 persons were injured in a bus accident in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday.

Officials said that the bus turned turtle after it skidded off the road in Behnipora area of Handwara.

Locals, police and district administration immediately started a rescue operation to carry the injured passengers to hospital.

Police said that Irshad Ahmad Lone, a teacher by profession, died on the spot while the injured were shifted to nearby medical facilities.

Medical superintendent of Handwara hospital Aijat Bhat said that they received 46 injured, most of whom had minor injuries and were discharged immediately.

"One person was brought dead while another person had some serious injury while the ...