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1 Dead, 39 Injured As Bus Carrying Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Falls Into Gorge In J&K’s Samba

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A bus carrying pilgrims to cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district.

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A bus carrying pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi temple skidded off a bridge on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in J&K.

A bus carrying pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi temple skidded off a bridge on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in J&K.

At least one person died and 39 were injured after a bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Thursday.

The accident took place at Jatwal, when the bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh to Katra, suffered a tyre burst and skidded off the highway near a small bridge.

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The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Iqbal Singh of Amroha, news agency PTI reported.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also expressed grief over the accident and and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

“Chief Minister has expressed grief over the tragic bus accident in Samba carrying Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims, which has claimed one life and left many injured. He prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured and assured all possible assistance,” the Office of J&K CM wrote on X.

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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