One killed as bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge in Samba

August 22, 2025 | BK News Service

A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured.
Officials said the accident took place at Jatwal, when the bus carrying pilgrims to Katra from Uttar Pradesh, suffered a tyre burst and skidded off the highway near a small bridge.
The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Iqbal Singh of Amroha.
A rescue operation was launched and the injured were shifted to the hospital in Samba. Seven of them were later admitted to AIIMS Vijaypur.

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One killed as bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge in Samba

August 22, 2025 | BK News Service

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