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WATSUPPTODAY DESK
30-05-2023

Eight persons were killed and 20 injured when a bus skidded off a bridge and fell into a gorge in Jammu district, officials said Tuesday. The bus, which was on its way to Katra, met with the accident in the Jajjar Kotli area, they said. The bus was reported to have been carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. "Eight people have fatal casualties and 20 others are injured. Rescue operation is on," Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli. Local residents and police rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation. The injured were taken to the GMC Hospital in Jammu.