A woman tourist died and seven other persons were injured in a road accident near Zig Post in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday.

Report said that a vehicle coming from Jammu towards Srinagar rolled down into a deep gorge near Zig Post.

He said in the incident a tourist from UP died, while 7 others were injured and they were shifted to Qazigund and Verinag hospitals.

He identified the tourist as Sheeba Iraqi wife of Atuqullah of Lucknow UP.