SRINAGAR: At least 18 pilgrims were injured on Monday morning after a multi-vehicle collision involving two JK SRTC buses, a car and a private bus in the Pahalgam-bound convoy at Langar Point in Chanderkote, Ramban district.
Officials said that the accident occurred when an SRTC bus bearing registration number JK01Y-1044 collided with another SRTC bus, JK01Y-1052. The impact pushed the second bus into a Nexa XL6 car bearing registration number JK21K-8115, which subsequently rammed into a private bus, JK02CL-5499.
All 18 injured yatris were immediately shifted to the District Hospital, Ramban, for treatment. Authorities said all of them sustained minor injuries and are in a stable condition.
Ten of the injured have been identified as Harsh Rajput (23), son of Kamlesh Rajput, of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Vishal Gupta (18), son of Suresh Gupta, of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Pankaj Suvankar (23), son of Heera Lal Shanker, of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Suhaas Jeevan Mowade (29), son of Jeevan Mowade, of Yavatmal, Maharashtra; Bharat Bhushan (45), son of Shri Ratan, of Ganganagar, Rajasthan; Vinod Kumar (51), son of Shiv Rattan, of Sattasar, Bikaner, Rajasthan; Kiran (48), wife of Vinod Bagla, of Rajasthan; Seema Rani (50), wife of Akshay Kumar, of Punjab; Pawan Kumar (67), son of Shiv Rattan, of Rajasthan; and Ganga Sinha (41), son of Janta Singha, of Rajasthan.
The remaining eight injured are yet to be identified.
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was briefly affected following the accident.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident, and further investigation is underway. (GNS)
