Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 22: A pedestrian was killed today in a road mishap in Gandhi Nagar area of city outskirts.
“Vinod Sharma (56) son of Jagdish Sharma, resident of 14 B Gandhi Nagar, was hit and severely injured by a speeding bike at Gandhi Nagar when he was walking along the road”, a police official said.
He said the injured man was immediately rushed to Government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar but in view of his serious condition doctors there referred him to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu.
“After few hours, the man succumbed to his injuries during treatment,” he said, adding, a case in this connection was registered at police station Gandhi Nagar and body handed over to the family after getting conducted postmortem.