SRINAGAR: A car carrying seven
tourists
from Punjab’s
Moga district
met with an accident in
south Kashmir
’s Anantnag district Saturday, leading to the death of four tourists while four others, including the driver, sustained critical
injuries
.
The vehicle was heading from Qazigund to Srinagar when it skidded off the road near Nipora Mir Bazar area. The injured were rushed to the hospital where four were declared dead, an official said.
The deceased were identified as Sandeep Sharma (28), Romi (26), Jagdish Singh (23) and Gurmeet Singh (23).
The injured — Harchand Singh (34), Ashu (18), Karanpal (25) and the driver — are under treatment at GMC Anantnag, the official added.