Elderly Man Dies, 4 Injured in Road Accident in North Kashmir

Jahangir Lolabi

Srinagar: An elderly man lost his life while four others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday.

Officials told Alfaaz – The Words that a Hyundai Venue bearing registration number JK01AQ-9452, driven by one Fareed Ahmad Mir, a resident of Gagal, was travelling from Wavoora towards Kupwara when the driver purportedly lost control near the main chowk at Wavoora. “The vehicle subsequently collided with a roadside tree.”

In the incident, the officials said, five persons sustained injuries, including Gh. Nabi Mir (65), Saleem Ahmad Mir (55), Mukti Begum (70), and Husna Begum (65), all residents of Gagal.

The injured were immediately shifted to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Sogam and Kupwara for treatment. However, Gh. Nabi Mir succumbed to his injuries at SDH Kupwara.

“Police have taken cognisance of the incident, and a case has been registered, and further investigation is underway,” the officials added.