Death Toll Rises to Six as Another Injured Succumbs in Awantipora Accident

The death toll resulting from a road accident in the Awantipora area of Pulwama district on March 18 has risen to six as another non-local laborer, who was injured in the accident, has also passed away.

Ali Hassan Ansari of Jharkhand succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital in Srinagar on Wednesday morning.

Five persons had died and 28 were injured in a road accident in Awantipora area on March 18.

The accident took place when a bus turned turtle on national highway in Awantipora.