Naya Kashmir Report
JAMMU: One person has died and 40 others were injured on Thursday morning when a bus carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine was involved in a road accident in the Jatwal area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Officials said that the bus, which was on its way from Uttar Pradesh to Katra, was reportedly carrying around 70 people at the time of the crash.
The fatal accident took place in Jatwal, a village in the Samba district. As per initial reports, the bus met with an accident, resulting in the immediate death of one person on the scene.
Emergency services and locals rushed to the site to rescue the injured. All 40 injured passengers were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Authorities have launched a further investigation into the cause of the accident.
