At least 10 pilgrims returning from the Amarnath yatra were injured when they jumped from a moving bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district after the driver alerted them to brake failure on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, where the bus, carrying 40 pilgrims bound for Hoshiarpur in Punjab, failed to stop near Nachlana close to Banihal due to brake malfunction. Several occupants, including three women and a child, sustained injuries as they jumped from the bus in response.
Swift action by army and police personnel prevented a potential disaster, with troops using stones to halt the bus and prevent it from careening into a nearby stream. The army’s Quick Reaction Teams, along with an ambulance, arrived at the scene and provided medical assistance and first aid to the injured.