Srinagar: A 22-year-old youth from old Srinagar city died in a road accident on Friday.
Family sources of the deceased youth identified as Sahib Mukhtar Bhat said that he along with his friend was on his way to Budgam to buy a sacrificial animal when there was a collision between the Scooty he was riding and a motor-cycle near Peer Bagh area of Srinagar outskirts.
The biker and the friend of the deceased youth sustained minor injuries while Sahib Mukhtar Bhat was shifted to Bone and Joint Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
The deceased youth was a resident of Hawal Srinagar.
Police in this regard have registered a case under relevant sections of law. [KNT]