Ramban, Oct. 1 -- Thirty-three tourists from West Bengal were injured after their bus overturned on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Marog in Ramban district on Thursday, officials said.

The bus, bearing registration number WB 41K 2929, was travelling from Srinagar to Jammu when the accident occurred.

All the injured passengers were rescued and shifted to District Hospital Ramban for treatment. Of them, nine were referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for specialised medical care, officials said.

Following the accident, the district administration launched a rescue operation under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Ramban Mohammad Alyas Khan. SSP Traffic NHW Raja Adil Hameed, Additional Deputy Commissioner Varun...