Eight members of a family, including five children, died on the spot in a fatal car accident in Daksum area of Larnoo tehsil in Anantnag district on Saturday.

The family, residents of Kishtwar, was travelling in a Maruti Swift car bearing the registration number JK03H9017.

The accident occurred while the family was en route from Kishtwar via Sinthan Top towards Marwah. The accident happened after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Aarshun Hut.

The deceased family members have been identified as Imtiyaz Rather, aged 45 years, son of Ghulam Rasool Rather from Kishtwar; Afroza Begum, aged 40 years, wife of Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather from Kishtwar; Reshma, aged 40 years, wife of Majid Ahmad; Areeba Imtiyaz, aged 12 years, daughter of Imtiyaz Ahmad; Aniya Jan, aged 10 years, daughter of Imtiyaz Ahmad; Abaan Imtiyaz, aged 6 years, daughter of Imtiyaz Ahmad; Musaib Majid, aged 16 years, son of Majid Ahmad; and Mushail Majid, aged 8 years, son of Majid Ahmad.

Meanwhile, the local authorities including the police teams have been rushed to the spot who are investigating the cause of the accident.