Katra: Three pilgrims were killed in a road accident near Katra on Tuesday when an auto-rickshaw carrying pilgrims collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction.
The deceased pilgrims had gone to visit the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and were returning to Katra from the Serli helipad. SDPO Katra Bhisham Dubey said the collision was very serious, due to which all three passengers in the auto-rickshaw died instantly.
Police and rescue teams reached the spot soon after the incident.
The bodies have been sent to a nearby hospital for postmortem, and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident.