A Crpf bus was damaged on Saturday after an explosion took place in a car on Jammu-Srinagar Highway. No casualties have been reported.

The incident took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district.
An official said that the explosion occurred inside a private car, which was a Santro and completely destroyed the vehicle.

CRPF: Today around 1030 hrs, an explosion took place in a civil car near Banihal, J&K while CRPF convoy was on move. The car caught fire & slight damage was caused in the rear of one of the CRPF vehicle. No injuries were caused to CRPF Personnel. Incident being investigated. pic.twitter.com/NmvPuPO2df

— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2019

The incident comes as a surprise as it was decided that no private vehicles will be allowed near the convoy of the security forces when it transverses across the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

It is not clear as of now that whether it was a terrorist attack or an accident but security experts call it yet another security lapse in the troubled northern state.

“The explosion appears to have been caused by a gas cylinder inside the car but this is based on preliminary examination of the car’s wreckage,” a police officer said.

“There was no loss of life…The driver of the car, who was the lone occupant, appears to have escaped,” the officer said.

Further, investigations are on.