Srinagar, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday claimed the lives of a young man and a woman, while their respective father and husband sustained injuries, police said.
A young man was killed while his father sustained injuries after a dumper truck collided with a load carrier vehicle near 10 Sector at Hyderbeigh, Pattan in Baramulla district.
The dumper truck hit the load carrier, which was driven by Murtaza Shabir Bhat, son of Shabir Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Bijbehara in Anantnag district.
Both Murtaza Shabir Bhat and his father, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, sustained injuries and were shifted to Trauma Hospital Pattan for treatment. However, doctors declared Murtaza dead on arrival, while his father was referred to Jhelum Valley College Hospital in Srinagar for advanced treatment.
Police Post Palhallan has registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.
In another road accident on Monday, a woman died on the spot while her husband sustained critical injuries after a car hit a motorcycle at Furrah Mir Bazar area of Anantnag district.
The car bearing registration number JK03M-4148 hit a motorcycle bearing registration number PB10FV-5999 at Furrah Mir Bazar, resulting in critical injuries to the bike rider and death of his wife on the spot.
The deceased has been identified as Fareeda Akhtar, while the injured is her husband, Mohd Altaf Bhat, a resident of Baihama Qazigund. The injured has been shifted to the hospital for treatment. Police have taken cognizance of the incident.
Road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are a significant public safety crisis, with the Union Territory recording a fatality rate nearly twice the national average in proportion to its population.
Data presented by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways shows that while overall accidents declined slightly to 5,318 in 2025, road fatalities actually rose to 984 deaths.
Source: IANS
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