Srinagar, July 10 -- Srinagar- Five Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured, one of them critically, after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident on the Udhampur-Chenani stretch of NHW-44 near Toldi Nallah early Friday morning.

Officials said that the accident involving an Ertiga vehicle bearing registration No. MP13ZY-2836 took place at about 06:10 AM.

"All five injured are Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh. Among them, one lady has suffered critical injuries," officials said.

CRPF 137 Battalion, Gorkha 4/3, Civil Defence, Traffic Police and Jammu & Kashmir Police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. The injured were promptly shifted to Associated Hospital, Government Medical College, Udhampur for...