Tangmarg, Jan 04: A casual laborer employed in the Mechanical and Hospital Engineering Department Subdivision Tangmarg has tragically lost his life following an explosion caused by a tyre blast on a vehicle in the Tangmarg area of north Kashmir.
A police official told Rising Kashmir that a casual labourer working in the Mechanical & Hospital Engineering Department Subdivision Tangmarg died while working on a flat tyre of the vehicle when the rim suddenly detached with force, leaving him critically injured.
“Soon after this incident, he was also rushed to Sub-District Hospital Tangmarg, but he died on the way. The doctors have also declared him dead on arrival,” he said.
The deceased has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad, a resident of Wazipora Tangmarg.
“The postmortem examination of the deceased has been conducted at the hospital to determine the cause of death,” the official added.
The police station Tangmarg has taken cognizance of this incident