Touseef Wani
Ganderbal, July 19: A woman was killed while her son was injured in a road mishap in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday afternoon.
Reports reaching The Web Story/The Varmul Post indicate that the accident took place on the Srinagar-Leh road at PTS Haripora, Ganderbal when a speeding truck hit a two-wheeler.
In the mishap, a mother-son duo were injured and were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where the mother succumbed to her injuries.
A police officer also confirmed this unfortunate road mishap to The Web Story/The Varmul Post and identified the deceased woman as Asha Begum, a resident of HakeemGund Ganderbal, while her injured son was identified as Tashooq Lone. The official further said that a case in this regard has been registered and further investigation has been initiated.
Pertinently, earlier this week, three tourists, including two women, were killed while a child sustained critical injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Sonamarg hill station, Ganderbal.
