Anantnag: Another tourist who was injured alongside three others in an accident in Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, succumbed to his injuries taking the toll of the deaths to two.
As per officials, an ETIOS car JK02BE 3157 and a truck JK03A 8931 collided near Arwani bridge in Bijbehara, resulting in injuries to 5 persons. “One among the injured persons identified as Karuna Sardar (35), wife of Dayal Sardar, a resident of Kolkata, succumbed soon after”, they said.
The injured persons identified as Rakesh son of Ratan Lal of Udhampur, Nandita Vedi and Bahnolal Chjerveti, both residents of Kolkata and an unidentified man, were evacuated from the site to a nearby hospital for treatment, they said.
Another injured person identified as Retu Devi (42) of Kolkata, undergoing treatment at the hospital succumbed later on, taking the toll of deaths to two.