A 25-year-old youth died after a car he was driving fell into a rivulet at Magerkote in Ramban district of Jammu on Saturday.
The youth identified as Aqeel Ahmad Shaw son of Mohammad Syed Shaw of Khawajabag Baramulla died after a brand new car he was driving skidded off the road and rolled down into 200-feet down rivulet at Magerkote, officials said.
Around 0500 hours, new brand Alto car bearing Engine no.F8DN6601063 and chassis no.MA3EUA61S00J60014 skidded off the road near BDO office at Magerkote Mour Ramsoo on Jammu-Srinagar highway and fell into a nallah (rivulet) around 200-ft downhill, a police officer said.
Shaw who died on spot was on his way from Jammu to Kashmir. Police has registered a case (FIR 125/2021) under section 279 /304A IPC at Police station Ramsoo, he said.