KUPWARA: One person was killed and several others injured after a Mahindra Xylo vehicle met with an accident in the Dub TP area of Karnah in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, officials said.
Soon after the accident, locals and police launched a rescue operation. However, adverse weather conditions hampered the operation, officials told GNS.
The deceased was identified as Mumtaz Ahmad Tunch, son of Mohammad Ismail Tunch, originally a resident of Amrohi in Karnah and currently residing at Kashira Goos in Kupwara.
The injured were shifted to a nearby health facility for treatment.
Police have registered a case and initiated further investigation into the incident.
