36 Yatris injured after four buses collide in J&K's Ramban
NEW DELHI: Several Amarnath pilgrims sustained minor injuries when four buses collided at the Chanderkot Langer site, said the Ramban Deputy Police commissioner, quoted by ANI.
The incident occured when 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.
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