Kupwara, April 16: A man was killed in a road accident in the Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, officials said.
An official told that a vehicle (Maruti Suzuki) bearing registration number JK04A-9283, driven by Zameer Ahmad Dar (30), son of Gayas-ud-Din Dar and a resident of Upper Neechiyan Tangdhar, met with an accident near Semari Army Post.
He said the vehicle was on its way from Teetwal towards Semari when it reportedly skidded off the road and fell downhill, resulting in critical injuries to the driver.Soon after the incident, a police team along with locals rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Sub-District Hospital Karnah for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident, and the body was handed over to the legal heirs after completion of necessary formalities. (KB)
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