Kulgam: A 32-year-old man died of suspected suffocation after sleeping in his car with the heater on while waiting outside District Hospital Kulgam, where his wife was admitted, officials said.
Devoid of waiting facilities and heated rooms for attendants, it is normal for hospital attendants in Kashmir to sleep in their cars during night, putting heaters on during winter days.
An official said that the man, a resident of Kulgam, had parked his car near the hospital and slept inside it during the night to stay warm.
He said the man’s ailing wife was admitted to the hospital and the continuous use of the heater inside the closed car reportedly caused suffocation.
He was later found unconscious inside the car and taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. His body was then sent for medico-legal formalities.
The deceased was identified as Mashooq Ahmad Mir (32), son of Mohammad Yousuf Mir, a resident of Kulpora area of Kulgam. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident. —(KNO)
