Kishtwar: Two members of a family died in a road accident near Phugumar on Kishtwar-Jammu National Highway at last night. Police sources told CNS that a truck (JK02W- 2137) loaded with sand was on way from Thatri to Kishtwar when near Phugumar area it skidded off the road and fell into the River Chenab. Muhammad Iqbal Shiekh and his ten year old son Altaf Hussain residents of Kuchal Chatroo died in the accident. Meanwhile, MLA Inderwal G.M.Saroori while expressing shock over the death of father and son, demanded ex-gratia relief of rupees one lakh each to the next of kins of deceased. (CNS)
