Girl killed in road crash in Kashmir

Bandipora (J-K), Sep 8 (ANI): An enraged mob torched two army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir after an army truck in a convoy ran over a girl on Monday.

The mishap took place at Sumbal in Bandipora district, where an army truck killed the six-year old Insha Javaid.

Furious crowds surrounded the convoy and torched two vehicles before police dispersed the mob.

Around 120,000 people are killed in road accidents in India every year, the highest in the world. The Planning Commission estimates its social cost at over 550 billion rupees. (ANI)