15 pilgrims killed in Jammu bus accident

16 July,2012 07:23 AM IST |   |  Agencies

15 pilgrims killed in Jammu bus accident


At least 15 people were killed and more than 18 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims returning from the Amarnath shrine fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir.


Deadly fall: Cops at the accident site. The bus carrying pilgrims was returning from the Amarnath shrine when it fell into a gorge near Jammu. Pic/AFP

The incident occurred at 11.30 pm on Saturday after the bus skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Digdole. Ten passengers died on the spot and the rest at a hospital in Ramban, where the injured were taken. Police said some of the passengers were missing and they were searching for them.

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