Qazigund: An elderly pedestrian was killed after he was hit by an auto-rickshaw at the Mir Bazar area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Khan, son of Lassi Mohammad Khan, a resident of Kanchloo Kund.
An official said that the accident took place along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Mir Bazar area of Qazigund.
The pedestrian was hit by an auto-rickshaw, he said.
He said the victim received critical wounds and was shifted to an Emergency hospital in Qazigund by police where doctors declared him dead.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started further investigation.
(KNO)
