NEW DELHI: Several Amarnath pilgrims sustained minor injuries when five buses collided at the Chanderkot Langer site , said the Ramban Deputy Police commissioner Mohammed Alyas Khan.
The convoy of buses travelling from Jammu's Bhagwati Nagar to Pahalgam base camp in south Kashmir collided near Chanderkoot along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at approximately 8 am, officials said, as reported by news agency PTI.
"A bus could not apply brakes near Chanderkot Langer site and it collided with four other buses. A total of 36 pilgrims have sustained minor injuries. The patients were treated at the hospital. Alternate vehicles have been arranged for the pilgrims to go forward," said the Deputy commissioner, adding that the government officials, already present at the site rushed the injured to the Ramban district hospital.
Several senior police officers visited the hospital to monitor the treatment of the injured and directed the chief medical officer to ensure the best possible care.
The convoy of buses travelling from Jammu's Bhagwati Nagar to Pahalgam base camp in south Kashmir collided near Chanderkoot along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at approximately 8 am, officials said, as reported by news agency PTI.
#WATCH | The last vehicle of the Pahalgam convoy lost control and hit stranded vehicles at the Chanderkot Langer site, damaging 4 vehicles and causing minor injuries to 36 Yatris. The injured have been immediately shifted to DH Ramban: Deputy Commissioner (DEO), Ramban
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2025
(Visuals… pic.twitter.com/dZtrcFS6Bd
"A bus could not apply brakes near Chanderkot Langer site and it collided with four other buses. A total of 36 pilgrims have sustained minor injuries. The patients were treated at the hospital. Alternate vehicles have been arranged for the pilgrims to go forward," said the Deputy commissioner, adding that the government officials, already present at the site rushed the injured to the Ramban district hospital.
Several senior police officers visited the hospital to monitor the treatment of the injured and directed the chief medical officer to ensure the best possible care.
You may also like
Spain travel rules for UK passport holders
TN: BSP holds memorial rally on first death anniversary of K Armstrong's murder
JLo shares details of 'very difficult time' after Ben Affleck split in her new track
Arvid Lindblad makes Silverstone F1 debut and Red Bull chief's five-word verdict says it all
Rare penny with 'strange' error worth £600 could be hiding in your change