Samba, June 20: At least 19 persons, mostly outside labourers, were injured after a bus they were travelling in fell into a canal in Gagwal area of Samba district.

An official told the news agency that the accident took place late last night after a bus ferrying passengers from Smotra Chni to Gagwal fell into a canal.

He said that in the incident 19 persons were injured and they have taken to a nearby hospital.

The official said that most of the injured persons are labourers from outside Jammu and Kashmir.

(KNO)