Pattan, Sept. 16 -- Mohsin Khan

In a tragic incident, a 7-year-old boy was killed after being crushed by a tractor in Khore Sherabad village of Pattan area in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Official sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that a speeding tractor hit the minor boy, leaving him critically injured. Locals immediately rushed to the spot and evacuated the child to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

The deceased was identified as Ubaan Nisar (7), son of Nasir Ahmed Teli, a resident of Khore Sherabad, Pattan.

Following the incident, locals staged a protest and blocked the Hanjiwera-Magam road, alleging that illegal mining activities were to blame for such accidents.Click Here To Follow Our Whats...