Bus carrying pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi falls into gorge, one dead
A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said.
The accident took place at Jatwal when the bus carrying pilgrims to Katra from Uttar Pradesh suffered a tyre burst and skidded off the highway near a small bridge, they said.
The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Iqbal Singh of Amroha, they added.
A rescue operation was launched and the injured were shifted to the hospital in Samba. Seven of them were later admitted to AIIMS Vijaypur.
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