At least ten people sustained injuries after three Amarnath-bound buses collided with each other in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday, said officials, adding that the people on board the buses were going for the Amarnath Yatra.
Police said that the collision was so intense that all three buses were damaged. Pilgrims, who were boarded in these buses, were transferred to other buses, following which they continued their onward journey.
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.
Another injured pilgrim, Bhagirath from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur, said, “I am from Mandsaur in MP. We had come for the yatra. The accident happened in Kulgam. I have sustained an injury to my eye… The arrangements here are good.” 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…”
