At least seven people were killed, while several others were injured after a bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said on Tuesday morning.
According to officials, the bus was on its way to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra from Amritsar when the incident took place near Jhajjar Kotli – about 15km from Katra in Jammu district.
“7 people are dead, and 4 others are seriously injured. The bus was going from Amritsar to Katra when it fell into a deep gorge near Jhajjar Kotli,” Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jammu Avny Lavasa told sources .