Srinagar: Three persons were killed and eight others were injured in different road accidents in the Kashmir valley overnight. Official sources here this afternoon said one person Hakumat Singh was critically injured when a vehicle in which he was travelling collided with another vehicle at Kanispora crossing in Baramulla.
The injured was immediately rushed to hospital where he died, they said adding police has registered a case.
A load carrier on the way to Badgam from Khansahib overturned at Kremshore in the central Kashmir resulting in on the spot death of one Abdul Rashid Mir.
Another load carrier hit a motorcyclist at Peth Dialgam in south Kashmir district of Anantnag. The motorcyclist Towseef Ahmad and his pillion mate Rajni, a resident of Punjab were critically wounded.
The injured were rushed to district hospital from where they were referred to SMHS hospital, they said Towseef was declared brought dead.
A truck driver Barinder Sharma, resident of Makariya, Hoshiyarpur Punjab was injured when a truck he was driving turned turtle at Galandar on Srinagar-Jammu highway. The injured was hospitalised.
They said a motorcyclist Umar Azad Lone and his pillion mate Abrar Ahmad were injured when they were hit by a vehicle at Makayee point on the bank of Dal Lake. The injured were rushed to the S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in a critical condition.
Two pedestrains Mohammad Din Lohar and Misra Begum were hit and injured by two vehicles at Salamabad Uri and Mohripora Anantnag respectively. Both the injured were hospitalised, they said.
A driver Parvaiz Ahmad Mir was injured when a bus he was driving skidded off the road at Ladora, Sopore, in Baramulla district. He was admitted to hospital.