Eight individuals had been killed and 20 injured when a bus skidded off a bridge and fell right into a gorge in Jammu district, officers stated Tuesday.
The bus, which was on its approach to Katra, met with the accident within the Jajjar Kotli space, they stated.
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 instructed PTI.
Local residents and police rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation.
The injured had been taken to the GMC Hospital in Jammu.
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