A 38-year-old man lost his life after being struck by a falling walnut tree branch in the Konan area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday.
An official said that Noor Mohammad, son of Gh Qadir Dar, a resident of Lankreshipora, Bandipora, sustained critical injuries when a walnut tree branch fell on him in Konan, Bandipora.
He was immediately rushed to District Hospital Bandipora, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and initiated an investigation. (KNS)