Ramban, July 22 (JKNS): Four persons, including three Amarnath Yatris and a conductor, sustained minor injuries on Tuesday after a bus hit a parapet inside the T2 tunnel near Seri Ramban along the Jammu Srinagar National Highway.
Officials told news agency JKNS that the Yatra-bound bus, bearing registration number RJ22PB1011, was en route from Baltal towards Jammu when the driver lost control inside the tunnel and struck the side parapet wall.
The injured were immediately rescued and shifted to District Hospital Ramban for medical treatment, where their condition is said to be stable.
Details of the injured persons are as follows, Sharda Devi (45), wife of Sita Ram, resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Nakul (14), son of Shankar, resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Khem Chand Sen (46), son of Kalyan Sen, resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Daroga Singh (28), son of Ramveer, resident of Bharatpur, Rajasthan bus conductor.
Traffic authorities confirmed that there was no major disruption to vehicular movement, and the bus was later removed from the tunnel with assistance from highway teams.
The incident has been attributed to possible driver error or poor visibility inside the tunnel, though an official investigation is underway. (JKNS)
