New Delhi: In Jammu & Kashmir, 16 Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge on Jammu Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Sunday.   Security officials said that a bus bearing registration number JK02Y-0594 carrying yatris was heading towards Srinagar for Amarnath cave when it met with an accident after a tyre burst near Army Camp Nachilana under police station Banihal on the highway.

  The Jammu & Kashmir Police has established a Helpline for any queries and information regarding the injured persons in the road accident. People may contact SDPO Zadibal on 9419000200, SHO Soura on 9596770587, SHO Karan Nagar on 9596770527 or Police Control Room Kashmir on 0194-2506504-07. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief via Twitter. Modi said that his thoughts are with the families of the deceased and also prayed that those injured in the bus accident recover soon.