Amarnath pilgrim killed in Kashmir road accident

An Amarnath Yatra bound pilgrim was killed leaving 20 injured.

Srinagar: An Amarnath Yatra bound pilgrim was killed and 20 injured on Wednesday in a road accident in south Kashmir`s Anantnag district.

"A mini bus carrying the pilgrims went out of the driver`s control and skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Bijbehara town," a senior police official told IANS.

The injured pilgrims were shifted to a hospital for treatment, the official said.