Anantnag: Eight people, including five children, lost their lives when the vehicle they were travelling in rolled down the Sinthan-Kokernag Road in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday afternoon.
An official said that a Maruti Swift vehicle bearing registration number (JK03H9017) lost control and rolled down the road near Aarshan Hut, approximately 20 km from Daksum Naka.
The official said the accident resulted in the immediate death of all eight passengers on board.
“Due to a lack of network connectivity in the area, it took some time to inform the district administration in Anantnag,” he said, adding, “Upon receiving the information, medical, police, and CRPF teams, along with local residents, rushed to the scene. Unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle were found dead, and their bodies were recovered and transported to SDH Kokernag.”
Sub District Magistrate (SDM) Kokernag, Suheel Ahmad Lone, confirmed to KNO that eight members of a single family, including five children, died in the fatal accident.
The family was travelling from Kishtwar via Sinthan Top towards Marwah, the SDM said, adding that postmortem examinations were conducted at SDH Kokernag, and the deceased, identified as residents of Kishtwar, were transported to their native village for last rites.
The deceased family members were identified as Imtiyaz Rather (son of Ghulam Rasool Rather, age 45); Afroza Begum (wife of Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather, age 40); Reshma (wife of Majid Ahmad, age 40); Areeba Imtiyaz (daughter of Imtiyaz Ahmad, age 12); Aniya Jan (daughter of Imtiyaz Ahmad, age 10); Abaan Imtiyaz (daughter of Imtiyaz Ahmad, age 6); Musaib Majid (son of Majid Ahmad, age 16 and Mushail Majid (son of Majid Ahmad, age 8).
