Three of a family killed as car rams into a truck
Srinagar: Three persons of a family were killed on Wednesday when their car rammed into a stationary truck on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at Lethpora area, police said.
An infant who was also in the car at the time of the incident has been injured, they said.
“A private car rammed into a parked truck at Lethpora in Pulwama district at 5:30 am, resulting in the death of three adults on board the vehicle and injuries to an infant,” a police official said.
The deceased were identified as Ghulam Nabi Dar, 40, his wife Jawahara Begum,35, and their three-year-old son Nasir Dar.
The couple’s younger son, 18-month old Yasir Dar, was injured in the accident.
The family was on its way to Sopore from Jammu, the official said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed grief over the death of three members of a family of Hathlangoo, Sopore in a road accident at Lethpora.
The Chief Minister has prayed for peace to the departed souls and conveyed her sympathies to the kin of the deceased.
KV Correspondent
