SRINAGAR: An elderly woman was killed after being hit by a JCB machine in the Badarkund area of Ganderbal district in central Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Hajra, a resident of Reshipora in Ganderbal district.
Officials said she sustained critical injuries in the accident and was immediately shifted to District Hospital Ganderbal, where doctors declared her brought dead.
Police rushed to the spot soon after the incident and took up the necessary legal formalities. A case has been registered, and an investigation has been launched to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to the fatal accident.
