Motorcyclist, pillion rider die in highway accident

A motorcyclist and a pillion rider were killed in a fatal accident here in Mir Bazar area along the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Anantnag district on Friday.

An official said that an unknown vehicle hit a bike Friday evening near Ganjipora Bridge resulting in on-the-spot death of the duo riding on the bike.

The  deceased duo was identified as Shahid Ahmad Mala and Majid Rashid Kanai of BogundDooru.