4 children killed as van plunges into ravine in Neelum Valley
MUZAFFARABAD: Four children were killed and three other people were injured when a van carrying them to a madrasah plunged into a ravine in the upper reaches of Neelum Valley on Saturday, officials said. Neelum Valley District Disaster Management Officer Akhtar Ayoub said the van was travelling from Nagdar, about 22 kilometres from the district headquarters of Athmuqam, via the Keran bypass link…
On Saturday, a tragic accident occurred in the Neelum Valley, resulting in the loss of four children and injuries to three others. The van, en route to a madrasah, careened off the road and plunged over 500 meters into a rocky ravine near Ghorray Nakkah Morr, barely half a kilometer into the journey. District Disaster Management Officer Akhtar Ayoub confirmed the incident, describing the driver's attempt to navigate a sharp bend as the collision occurred.
Initially, four occupants sustained injuries; however, one of them succumbed to their wounds at the District Headquarters Hospital in Athmuqam. The injured were subsequently transported to Muzaffarabad for critical medical attention. In light of the devastating loss, Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq offered condolences to the families and urged drivers to exercise caution on mountain roads.
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