Tragedy befell a family in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district after news about the death of the son in a road mishap, resulted in passing away of father.

Officials told a local news agency Global News Service, that a motorcycle (PB07AK-1407) rider namely Arif Ahmed, son of Abdul Rehman, resident of Panchalthan Chittergul collided with a passenger cab near Panchthan Shangus this morning, resulting in critical injuries to the rider.

He was subsequently taken to the SDH Shangus, where the doctors declared him as brought dead on arrival, they said.

Back home, on hearing the news about the death of his son, the father, Abdul Rehman Wani, suffered a cardiac arrest. He was shifted to SDH Shangus, where he also was declared as brought dead on arrival.

Confirming the deaths of the father son duo, a police official told GNS that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered into the accident involving death of the motorcyclist. “Both the bodies currently lie at SDH Shangus,” they added.