Jammu, July 14 -- Eighteen Amarnath pilgrims sustained minor injuries on Monday morning after a multi-vehicle collision involving two Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) buses, a private bus, and a car at Chanderkote on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district.

Ramban district commissioner Mohammad Ilyas Khan said the accident occurred when two JKRTC buses, which were a part of the Pahalgam-bound convoy, collided. The impact caused one of the buses to strike a car, which subsequently hit a private bus. All 18 injured pilgrims were taken to the Ramban district hospital, where they were treated and cleared to resume their journey to Pahalgam.

Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to de...