MUZAFFARABAD: Four people were killed while 16 other injured when a jeep fell into the Neelum River near the Neelum Valley late Sunday night.
According to Muzaffarabad’s assistant commissioner, the passengers were headed to a wedding ceremony when the accident occurred. The official said the vehicle plunged into the river while negotiating a hairpin bend.
The deceased and the injured were taken to the nearby hospital. Some of the injured are stated to be in critical condition.
In a separate road mishap, three people were killed and another was injured when their Lahore-bound vehicle turned turtle on the motorway near Mureedwala.
Two brothers were among the deceased. The injured were shifted to a nearby health facility.
