Four tourists dead, four hurt in Anantnag accident

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.