Amarnath pilgrim injured as rock hits his vehicle

A pilgrim on way to Amarnath cave shrine was injured Tuesday when a large rock hit the vehicle he was traveling in on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, officials said. A Tavera vehicle, which was part of a cavalcade carrying a batch of pilgrims to twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal, was hit after the rock rolled down from a hilltop, they said. The injured was has been hospitalized, the officials said.