19 injured as mini-bus turns turtle in Samba

Jammu: At least 19 people were injured when a mini-bus skidded off the highway and turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, police said today.

The passengers of the mini-bus were returning to Jammu from a pilgrimage in Punjab late last night, they said.

The driver of the mini-bus lost control over it in a bid a save a car, which was coming from the opposition direction, from a head-on collusion near Samba town, the police said.

The injured were admitted to the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu, they said.