16 Amarnath pilgrims killed after bus falls off Srinagar highway

Around 16 Amarnath pilgrims killed on Sunday and 35 people were injured as vehicle carrying them falls into gorge on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district.

Police sources said the bus carrying the pilgrims from Jammu to the hill shrine spun out of the driver's control at Nachnala and rolled into the gorge.

'Sixteen pilgrims have died,' a



police officer told. 'Rescue operations are on.' Police said the accident occurred at 1.45 p.m.

The seriously injured pilgrims were flown by Army helicopters to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu.

Earlier today, traffic movement on Srinagar -Jammu national highway stopped temporarily due to landslides at Khuni Nallah and Ramsoo. .,