Examiner Bureau | Ganderbal:
At least 32 Amarnath pilgrims were injured after a bus skidded off the road at the treacherous S-Mode stretch in Hariganiwan along the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in the Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday.
Officials said the bus, bearing registration number AR11D/5655, was travelling from Baltal to Jammu when it lost control and veered off the road in the Hariganiwan area of Gund during the early hours of Tuesday.
A swift rescue operation was launched by personnel from Police Station Gund, the CRPF’s 118 Battalion, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), health department teams and local residents.
According to officials, all 32 injured pilgrims were initially taken to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Kangan and later referred to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment.
The bus driver sustained serious injuries and was also shifted to SKIMS Soura. Rescue operations were continuing at the time of filing this report, with senior police officials present at the accident site.
