Jammu: Nine people were killed and 33 injured in terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district at Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. The bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh to Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Terrorists open fire on the vehicle which fell into a gorge, said police. The attack occurred on the bus en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra near Teryath village in the Poni area.

The bus, a 53-seater, veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge following the gunfire at aound 6:15 pm. The identity of the deceased is not clear yet but preliminary reports suggest that they all belong to Uttar Pradesh.

Locals rushed to the site and started assisting the victims. The injured pilgrims were rushed to Teryath Hospital for treatment. Jammu and Kashmir police spokesperson said in a statement that a bus carrying yatris from Shiv Khori to Katra was targeted  apparently by terrorists using firearms  at about 6.10 PM in the Pouni area of Reasi district bordering Rajouri district.

The driver was hit and lost control, resulting in the bus sliding into the nearby gorge. With the help of local villagers, police have evacuated all the passengers by 8.10 pm. SP Reasi supervised the evacuation and dispatched the injured to different hospitals.