10 Amarnath pilgrims injured in bus collision at Kulgam in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar: Three buses part of the Amarnath Yatra convoy collided while returning to a base camp in Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. At least 10 pilgrims were injured in the incident, officials said.

The injured pilgrims were reportedly taken to a hospital for treatment.

The convoy was returning after pilgrims had their darshan at the cave shrine and were en route to Vaishno Devi. Three buses were damaged in the road accident.

Injured hail from MP; condition stable

One of the injured pilgrims said 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.

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…”

Officials said the condition of all injured was stated to be stable. Other pilgrims from the affected buses were moved to reserve buses and the convoy went ahead with the onward journey, they added.

(with PTI and ANI inputs)