UDHAMPUR: A 52-year-old woman and her son lost their lives after a boulder fell on them while they were travelling by bike in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.

According to the police, the woman, Shano Devi, was declared dead at the hospital, while her son, Raghu, succumbed to his injuries later in the accident that happened in the late hours on Thursday.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Udhampur, Amod Ashok Nagpure, said that the police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the cause of the fatal accident. A post-mortem of the bodies is scheduled to be conducted.