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At least 16 people were killed when a bus carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims met with an accident on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Sunday. 27 others were injured in the accident.
As many as 19 injured have been airlifted by the army and have been taken to the hospital for treatment, ANI reported. According to ANI, the bus fell into a gorge on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district. Rescue operations are underway at the site.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu, SD Singh Jamwal, said most passengers were from Rajasthan and Bihar.
Latest #visuals from J&K: 16 dead, 19 injured as bus carrying #AmarnathYatra pilgrims fell off road on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban. pic.twitter.com/x483woiRMX
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 16, 2017
#WATCH: Rescue operation by Army underway as bus carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims fell off road on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban, 11 dead pic.twitter.com/f1anBmdtdd
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 16, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured in the accident.
The incident comes just days after militants attacked an Amarnath pilgrim bus, killing 8 and injuring 32.
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