Bandipora, Aug 14: A 32-year-old man died after a load carrier allegedly speeding near DPL Bandipora crashed through a chain-link barrier and plunged into the Madhumati Nallah on Friday.
The incident took place at Dachigam near police lines and employment exchange, where the victim, identified as Irshad Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Jabbar Bhat and a resident of Dachigam, was sitting on the nallah bund when the vehicle struck him.
The impact broke through the chain-link fencing surrounding the nallah, sending the carrier into the water.
Bhat sustained critical injuries and was rushed to District Hospital Bandipora, where doctors declared him dead.
The carrier driver, who was also said to be injured in the accident, has been arrested by the police.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and started an investigation to establish the circumstances that led to the crash.
