10 Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims Injured in Accident After Two Buses Collide in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam

At least 10 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon, according to officials.

The injured were returning from the pilgrimage and were en route to Vaishno Devi when the incident occurred.

The accident happened due to the collision between two buses.

Confirming this, a police officer told ANI, "We reached there and evacuated all the passengers. First, we took them to the nearby PHC and then brought them here. The accident was a result of a collision between two buses."

One of the injured pilgrims said that the group had left early in the morning. "10-11 people have been injured. All of us are from Madhya Pradesh. We were travelling from Amarnath to Vaishno Devi and had left at 3 am. After the accident, we were brought to the hospital. We are receiving good treatment here," he said.

Another injured pilgrim, Bhagirath from Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, said, "I am from Mandsaur in MP. We had come for the yatra. The accident happened in Kulgam. I have sustained an injury to my eye."

Dr Tariq, an orthopaedic specialist at GMC Anantnag, told ANI, "We have 8-10 people here. Most of them have injuries on their head... Orthopaedically, they are all stable. After due investigations, all of them will likely be discharged in an hour... One person with chest trauma will be retained here, the rest of them will be discharged."

Earlier, at least 36 Amarnath yatra pilgrims were injured after five buses in the Pahalgam-bound convoy collided with each other near the Chanderkote langar site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. The incident took place on July 5 when the buses, part of the convoy, reportedly lost control due to suspected brake failure, causing a pile-up.\

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