Srinagar: A tragic accident took place on Tuesday (May 30) morning when a bus overturned in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In this accident, 8 people have died and the injured are being treated in the hospital. The accident took place when a bus full of passengers was going from Amritsar to Katra. Meanwhile, the bus fell into the ditch.

According to the report, the accident took place in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. A bus skidded off the bridge and fell into a ditch below. So far 8 people have lost their lives and 20 others have been injured in this road accident. The bus was on its way to Katra when the accident took place in Jhajjar Kotli area, they said. The pilgrims in the bus were on their way to visit the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. Katra is the base camp for the world famous pilgrimage site situated atop the Trikuta hills.

"Eight people have lost their lives and 20 others have been injured," Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli said. Rescue operation is underway. Local residents are also assisting the police in the rescue operation. The injured have been admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu, he said. On May 21, a 27-year-old woman was died and 24 others injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi overturned in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

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