Class-10 student dies as car collides with security vehicle in J-K

Minor boy dies in road accident in Kashmir's Nowgam. The accident took place when a security forces' vehicle collided with the car the boy was travelling in.

Srinagar: A Class 10 student died and three others injured on Tuesday when the car they were travelling in collided with a security forces' vehicle in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to a protest by local residents who hurled stones at police personnel, an official said.

Three protesters were injured as the police used force to disperse the crowd, he said.

He said traffic in Nowgam area of the district was disrupted due to the protest.

The student who died in the accident was identified as Tehseen Ahmed Bhat, a police officer said.