Samba: One person lost his life and at least 40 others were injured on Thursday morning when a bus carrying pilgrims to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine was involved in a road accident in the Jatwal area of Samba district.
Officials told that the bus, which was on its way from Uttar Pradesh to Katra, was reportedly carrying around 70 people at the time of the crash.
The fatal accident took place in Jatwal, a village in the Samba district. As per initial reports, the bus met with the accident resulting in the immediate death of one person on the scene.
Emergency services and locals rushed to the site to rescue the injured. All 40 injured passengers were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Authorities have launched a further investigation into the cause of the accident.
