A van carrying pilgrims to a temple skidded off the road and fell into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Tuesday, killing all the 13 occupants of the vehicle, including a five-year-old girl, the police said.
The incident took place at 7:30 a.m. when they were going to the Mata Machail temple, SSP Rajinder Kumar Gupta said. He said 13 people, including 11 pilgrims, were killed. The deceased included the driver and conductor of the van, he said.
The girl died due to injuries while she was being taken to a hospital, he said. Mr. Gupta, who supervised the rescue operations, said police and locals launched the operation as soon as information was received, and all the bodies have been recovered.
