Ali Mohammed Daga (55) was driving the minibus from Bemina area of the city towards Hyderpora when some miscreants started pelting stones near Tengpora, a police official said.
He said stones hit the driver who lost control of the vehicle after suffering injuries and the minibus collided with an electric pole on a road divider.
The driver was rushed to a nearby private hospital where he succumbed to the injuries, the official said.
Police have registered a case in the incident and a probe is underway, he added.