SRINAGAR: One person was killed and five others, including a nine-year-old boy, were injured after an Alto car met with an accident near Aramdaka in the Mangit area of tehsil Khari in Ramban district on Sunday morning.
Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the accident took place at around 8:15 am when the vehicle was travelling from Mangit to Banihal. Soon after the mishap, volunteers from NGO Banihal and the Quick Response Team (QRT) Khari launched a rescue operation and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The deceased was identified as Ghulam Mohammad Lone (50), son of Ali Mohammad Lone.
The injured were identified as Mohammad Ishaq (28), son of Abdul Rehman Khanday; Mohammad Rafiq (31), son of Abdul Rashid; Nawaz Ahmad (33), son of Abdul Ahad; Zaba Begum (45), wife of Abdul Ahad; and Hamad (9), son of Nawaz Ahmad.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident, while further details are awaited.
