Four tourists die, four injured in accident in Anantnag | News from India

SRINAGAR: A car loaded with seven tourists from Moga district of Punjab met with an accident in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, leaving four tourists dead while four others, including the driver, sustained serious injuries.

The vehicle was travelling from Qazigund to Srinagar when it skidded off the road near Nipora Mir Bazar area. The injured were rushed to hospital where four were declared dead, an official said.

The dead have been 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 being treated at the GMC Anantnag, the official added.