The bus skidded off a bridge and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu.
Srinagar:Eight people died after a bus carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine skidded off a bridge and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
Another 16 passengers were injured and taken to the hospital, initial reports suggest. Some of them are said to be critically injured.
The bus was on its way from Amritsar when the incident occurred on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, near Jajjar Kotli area, about 15 km from its destination Katra in Reasi district.
"Eight people have fatal casualties. Rescue operation is on," Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli told news agency PTI.
The injured are being treated at the Government Medical College in Jammu.
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