Kathua, Oct 15 (JKNS): A 58-year-old scooty rider died after his two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle on the Dayalachak–Challan road near Dayalachak in Kathua district on Thursday, officials said.
An official told news agency JKNS, the accident occurred when a vehicle collided with a scooty bearing registration number JK08M-4588.
Soon after the incident, a police team reached the spot and shifted the rider to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Hiranagar, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The deceased was identified as Raj Kumar (58), a resident of Parangoli in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district.
The body has been kept in the mortuary for medico-legal formalities, while police have taken cognizance of the incident. (JKNS)