Army vehicle hits minor girl in Kupwara, victim suffers critical injuries
Srinagar, Dec 19: An eight-year-old girl has sustained critical head injuries after hit by an Army vehicle at Bumhama locality along highway in north-Kashmir’s Kupwara on Saturday evening.
Reports said that a minor girl identified as Muddabirah Ismail daughter of Mohammed Ismail Dar residence Bumhama, was hit by an Army vehicle – Ashok Leyland Stallion – in the locality resulting in her sustaining critical head injuries.
The girl was removed to sub-District Hospital Kupwara wherefrom she has been referred to a tertiary Srinagar hospital for advanced treatment.
Meanwhile, a police official has confirmed the incident and said that a police team has arrested the erring driver and have also seized the vehicle.
“An FIR number 356/2020 has been registered in this regard under sections 279, 337 and further investigations taken up in this regard”, the official said. (GNS)
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