12 Vaishnodevi pilgrims injured as bus falls into gorge

Twelve pilgrims heading to the Mata Vaishnodevi shrine were on Wednesday injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Twelve pilgrims heading to the Mata Vaishnodevi shrine were on Wednesday injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

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The incident occurred when the bus skidded off the road and rolled down into the gorge on Katra road, they said.

The injured persons were rushed to a hospital in Katra, they said, adding that four critically injured were later shifted to GMC hospital here.