Amarnath Yatra 2025: 25 pilgrims were injured when four buses of the convoy of Shri Amarnathji, who went to Pahalgam in Jammu on Saturday, were injured when 25 pilgrims were injured when they collided near Chandrakot Langar site in Ramban district.

The accident occurred when the driver of a bus lost control due to the brake failure of a bus involved in the convoy of Amarnath Yatra, causing three other buses involved in the convoy to collide.

25 pilgrims were injured in the accident. All the injured pilgrims were taken to the district hospital Ramban for treatment. The police and health department rescue teams immediately reached the spot.

Senior Pacific officials of Ramban district visited the hospital and inquired about the condition of the injured pilgrims. According to officials, four vehicles collided with each other due to the brake failure, at least 25 passengers were injured. Most of the injuries are minor and all the injured passengers have been discharged after first aid. Officials said that alternative transport arrangements have been made for the pilgrims.

The deputy commissioner of Ramban said that the last vehicle of Pahalgam convoy lost control and the Chanderkot collided with vehicles stranded at the anchor site, which damaged 4 vehicles and 36 passengers were marginally injured. The injured have been immediately shifted to DH Ramban.

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Indian Army Vehicle ditch in Ramban: On Sunday (May 04, 2025) in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, a vehicle of Indian Army convoy fell into a 700 feet deep ditch from the road. Three army soldiers died in this accident. The officers provided this information.

Officials said that the army truck was part of the convoy going from Jammu to Srinagar on National Highway 44. The accident occurred on National Highway 44 near Battery Chashma at around 11.30 am. Officials said that immediate joint rescue operation was launched with the help of Army, Police, State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) and local people. He said that three soldiers died in the accident, who have been identified as soldiers Amit Kumar, Sujit Kumar and Man Bahadur.

A similar incident happened in March

Officials said the vehicle was completely damaged due to the accident. A police officer said that in a similar incident in March, a cargo vehicle carrying fresh vegetables fell from the road in Ramban district and fell into a deep ditch, killing two people. These people were returning to their village Ukhral Pogal-Paristan, when the accident occurred near the battery glasses on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The deceased were identified as driver Arshid Ahmed and his assistant Seva Singh. Both of them were about 30 years old.

Dead bodies were recovered in 100 deep ditch

According to the official, a joint rescue operation was carried out with the help of police and local volunteers and the bodies were recovered from several hundred feet deep moat. In another incident in March itself, four people were killed and eight others were injured when a vehicle slipped from a road in Reasi district and fell into a deep ditch.

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