In the Kashmir Valley, four Punjab residents have died while three were critically injured in a road accident in the Nipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday afternoon.

According to official sources, a vehicle on the way from Qazigund to Srinagar skidded off the road near the grid station in the Nipora area.

Seven tourists, all from Punjab’s Moga district were onboard the vehicle when the incident took place. The injured were immediately shifted to Government Medical College Hospital Anantnag. However, four were pronounced dead while three are said to be in critical condition. Police have taken cognisance of the incident.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed grief over the tragic road accident in which four residents of Punjab lost their lives and three others were injured.

In a condolence message, the Lt Governor expressed condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the early recovery of the injured. He has directed the District Administration Kulgam to provide all the necessary assistance, as provided in the rule, to the affected families.