Handwara, Oct 14: A 32-year-old man succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital after falling from a deodar tree in Rajwar Handwara on Thursday evening.

Reports said that a person Nazir Ahmad Chard son of Ghulam Mohammad Chard, a resident of Yemlar Zachaldara in Rajwar Handwara fell from a deodar tree. The person was taken to a nearby health facility where from he was evacuated to District Hospital Handwara in a critical condition. The person however succumbed on way to the hospital.

Confirming the incident, a police official said that the body has been handed over the family after conduct of necessary formalities.