JAMMU, May 30: Eight persons were killed and 20 injured when a bus skidded off a bridge and fell into a gorge in Jammu district, officials said Tuesday.
The bus, which was on its way to Katra, met with the accident in Jajjar Kotli area, they said.
The bus was reported to have been carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
“Eight people have fatal casualties and 20 others are injured. Rescue operation is on,” Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli said.
Local residents and police rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation.
The injured were taken to the GMC Hospital in Jammu.
CRPF, Police and other teams are also here. Ambulances were called & the injured were immediately rushed to hospital. Bodies have also been taken to the hospital. A crane is being brought here to see if someone is trapped under the bus. A rescue operation is underway. We are being told that the bus was coming from Amritsar and that people from Bihar were onboard. They perhaps lost their way to Katra and reached here, says Ashok Choudhary, Assistant Commandant CRPF
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