At least 36 Amarnath pilgrims sustained minor injuries in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district after a bus collision triggered a chain reaction involving four vehicles. The incident occurred when a bus in a Pahalgam-bound convoy, stopped for breakfast, experienced brake failure.
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