Srinagar: At least four persons were killed after a bus overturned in the Awantipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday morning.
An official said that a bus turned turtle on the National Highway in the Gooripora area of Awantipora and in the accident, four residents of Bihar died while several passengers received injuries.
He said that all the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment, however, three of them succumbed on the way to the hospital while another succumbed to his injuries at SDH Pampore.
He identified them as Nasrudin Ansari s/o Islam Ansari of Khairawa Tola Pakri Harditerha West Champaran, Bihar - 845451, Raj Karan Das s/o Shivu as Singhari Gobindpur Kishanganj, Khatia Pichhia , Bihar - 855117, Saleem Ali s/o Mohd Alauddin r/o Hakimnagar Chilhapara, Katihar, Telta Bihar - 854317 and Kaisher Alam s/o Sheo Majaqurul R/O Birnagar Sharifnagar Barsoiqhat, Katihar, Bihar- 854317.
All other injured have been shifted to hospital where the condition of a few more is said to be critical, he said.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the accident.
(KNO)