Youth dead, three critically injured in Hyderbeg Pattan road accident

Baramulla, Sep 9: A youth lost his life while three others sustained critical injuries in a road accident at Hyderbeg Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday.

Sources told the news agency Kashmri News Trust that the mishap occurred when a Chhota Hathi auto hit a speeding motorcycle, resulting in serious injuries to four persons. All of them were immediately shifted to Sub District Hospital Pattan, where doctors declared 23-year-old Arsalan Habib, son of Habibullah Shah, a resident of Wusan Pattan, dead on arrival.

The other three injured were referred to JVC Hospital Bemina, Srinagar for specialized treatment. They have been identified as 22-year-old Ayaan Majeed Khan, a resident of Checksir Pattan, 28-year-old Umer Rasheed, also from Checksir Pattan, and Muhammad Hafiz Iqbal, a non-Kashmiri hailing from Delhi. All three have sustained multiple injuries and their condition is stated to be critical.

Police have taken cognizance of the accident and initiated further proceedings. [KNT]