Pattan, Oct 31: A 63-year-old man from Singhpora Pattan died after being hit by a mini-auto on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway near a petrol pump at Chenabal on Thursday evening.
Police said the auto, bearing registration number JK05N 4085 and driven by Mehraj-ud-Din Malik, son of Abdul Rehman Malik of Andargam Pattan, hit a pedestrian identified as Nizar Ahmad Lone, son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone of Kansut Colony Khanpeth.
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Locals rushed the injured man to JVC Srinagar, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police have seized the vehicle and started an investigation. (KNS)
