The Kashmir Pulse

SRINAGAR — A woman lost her life while seven others were injured in a road accident in Awantipora area of southern Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday.

An official quoted by a local news agency said that an accident took place at Chersoo Awantipora, in which eight people got injured and were taken to PHC Awantipora.

He said at PHC Awantipora, doctors declared one woman namely Sumi Jan, wife of Mudasir Ahmad Ganie and a resident of Panzgam, as dead.

He further added that among the injured persons, three patients have been referred to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for further treatment and four of the injured were given treatment in PHC Awantipora and were stable.

Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started an investigation.

PULWAMA — A man was injured after being hit by a moving train in Panzgam area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning.

An official told the news agency KNO that the man identified as Shakeel Ahmad of Naina Batpora Pulwama was hit by the train near Panzgam railway station.

He said that the man received critical injuries and has been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The official said that police have taken cognizance of the incident.

ANANTNAG — A man was charred to death after his vehicle caught fire in the Panzgam area of Kokernag in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, officials said.

An unnamed official was quoted by the news agency KNO as having said that a vehicle suddenly caught fire while the driver was charred to death in the incident.

The deceased was identified as Shabir Ahmad Rather, son of Mohammad Ashan Rather of Panzgam. "He was a baker by profession," he said.

“The body was taken by the police for the medico-legal formalities,” he said.