8 killed as bus falls off bridge in Jammu

At least eight people were killed and 16 injured after a bus they were traveling in skidded off a bridge and fell into a gorge in Jammu district on Tuesday.

The bus was on its way to Katra from Amritsar. “The bus met with an accident in Jajjar Kotli area,” the official said.

The bus was reported to have been carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.

Rescue operation is on, Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli said. Local residents and police rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation. The injured were taken to the GMC Hospital in Jammu.