Three-month-old infant dies, woman injured in Bijbehara road accident

Anantnag, May 19: A three-month-old infant dies while a woman was injured after a tragic road accident took place near Peaks Automobile at Uranhall area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.

Officials said that two vehicles, an auto load carrier and an Xtreme vehicle, collided with each other under circumstances yet to be ascertained.

Following the collision, a three-month-old infant identified as Zaid, son of Shabir Ahmad Dar, and a woman identified as Sumi Jan, aged around 30 years, who were travelling in the load carrier, sustained serious injuries.

Both injured persons were immediately evacuated to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag for treatment. However, the infant later succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

Police have taken cognizance of the incident, and further investigation initiated. (JKNS)