Sopore, Oct 13: Police have arrested the driver and seized the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a cyclist at Hadipora in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday evening.
The deceased was identified as Nazir Ahmad Lone, son of Gh. Rasool Lone, a resident of Hadipora, Rafiabad. He died on the spot after an unknown vehicle hit him on the National Highway.
A police officer said the vehicle involved in the accident had been traced and seized, while its driver was arrested. A case has also been registered in connection with the incident, the officer said.
Further investigation into the circumstances of the accident is underway. [KNT]
