11 die as passenger van falls into AJK ravine

Eleven people, including three children, were killed as a passenger van fell into a ravine in the Zaminabad area of Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Police said 14 others, including three children, were also injured in the accident.

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It further said that the bodies of three of the dead were shifted to Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences while five to Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

Eight passengers died on the spot while one succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider expressed shock over the loss of so many people in the accident. He sought a report from the concerned authorities.

Reporter Aurangzeb Jarral