Six commuters were killed in a road mishap between an army truck and a car on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday.
The incident happened on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road near the Hokersar wetland reserve, about 10 km from Srinagar, reports The Hindu.
The paper quoted witnesses, as saying that the deaths were caused by electrocution as livewires fell on the Tavera after both vehicles hit an electric pole after the collision.
Four of the six passengers died on the spot, while the other two succumbed to their injuries in a hospital.
Shortly after the accident, clashes broke out between local residents and army personnel. There were also reports of stone pelting.
Army soldiers fired in the air to disperse the protesting civilians, and the situation was only brought under control by the state police.
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