A car being driven by Aadil Ahmed Wani (20) skidded off the road and fell into the deep gorge in the Mihaar area of the district on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, a police officer said.
While Wani died on the spot, three others including two women travelling in the car were injured in the incident, he said.
A rescue operation was launched and the injured were shifted to the government district hospital for treatment, he said,