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Bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims fell into a gorge in J&K, killing one and injuring 39

Digital Desk: On Thursday, a bus carrying pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi's cave shrine went off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and plummeted into a george in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, killing one and injuring 39 others, according to officials.

The tragedy occurred in Jatwal, when a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh to Katra blew a tire and went off the roadway near a minor bridge, according to officials.

The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Iqbal Singh of Amroha, as per reports.

The injured were taken to the hospital in Samba after a rescue operation was initiated. Later on, seven of them were admitted to AIIMS Vijaypur.