New Delhi, July 5 -- At least 36 pilgrims suffered injuries on their way to Amarnath Yatra when five buses collided with each other in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Saturday, police said.

The accident took place at around 8 am near Chanderkoot, along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, they said.

The officials confirmed that the collision took place due to the failure of brakes of one of the buses in the convoy.

"The last vehicle of the Pahalgam convoy lost control and hit stranded vehicles at the Chanderkot Langer site, damaging four vehicles and causing minor injuries to 36 Yatris," Ramban Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Alyas Khan said.

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