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SRINAGAR — At least two non-locals died while nine more were injured in a road accident in Barsoo area of Awantipora on Thursday.

An official told the news agency KNO that an accident took place on National Highway near Goripora bridge when a Tempo coming from Jammu to Srinagar bearing registration number JK06-3355 turned turtle.

"In the incident, two persons died on the spot while nine more were injured and have been shifted to PHC Awantipora for treatment," he said.

Those who lost their lives have been identified as Lakshman Dumka, residents of Jharkhand and Suman Devi Chatterpure, a resident of Madhya Pradesh.

Meanwhile, the bodies have been shifted to SDH Pampore while further proceedings have been initiated. Also, police have registered a case and further investigations have been taken up.

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SRINAGAR — The death toll in Awantipora road accident has reached five as one more migrant worker from Bihar succumbed to his injuries at SMHS Hospital Srinagar on Sunday morning.

Four migrant workers died while over two dozen sustained injuries in an accident in Goripora, Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Saleem, son of Allawudin; Raj Kumar, son of Shiv Das; Kaisar Alam, son of Mazharul Haq and Naseer-ud-Din, son of Aslam Ansari, all residents of Bihar.

Hospital sources at SMHS Hospital told the news agency KNT that 26-year-old Muhammad Gulzar son of Muhammad Nafs, also a resident of Bihar, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning, taking the death toll to five. They said the condition of one more injured person is critical.

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