Biker dies after hit by speeding car in Pulwama

SRINAGAR — A 45-year-old biker succumbed to injuries here at SMHS Hospital after being hit by a speeding Alto car in Parigam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Official sources said that a bike bearing registration number JK-04E 6738 was hit by an unknown Alto car near J&K Bank at Parigam area.

In the incident, the bike rider identified as one Mukhtar Ahmad Malik son of Ali Mohd Malik, resident of Urwan suffered critical injuries and was evacuated to a nearby hospital, from where he was referred to SMHS Hospital for advanced treatment, they said.

The injured biker, however, died soon after his admission at the tertiary hospital, they further said.

Confirming the incident, a police official said that a case under sections 279, 304A and 338 IPC has been registered in this regard and further investigations taken up.