MUZAFFARABAD: At least 14 people, including children, were killed in two separate road accidents in Azad Kashmir (AJK) and Murree, officials said.
In the first accident, seven people, including a father and his two sons, were killed when a passenger jeep plunged into a deep ravine near Muzaffarabad.
According to police and local administration officials, the jeep was travelling from Nakka Shakar Pattiyan village to Sari Dara when the accident occurred near Sathra Podimar village, around three kilometres into the journey.
Officials said the driver lost control while crossing a section of the mountainous road affected by a landslide. The vehicle plunged down a steep slope and overturned several times before coming to a stop.
According to the police report, the jeep fell approximately 1,000 to 1,500 feet below the road. All seven occupants died at the scene.
Muzaffarabad Additional Deputy Commissioner said the bodies were scattered across the accident site. Local residents and rescue personnel later recovered them.
Police said the bodies were handed over to the families for burial after the necessary legal formalities.
Seven of a Family Killed in Murree Van Accident
In a separate accident near Brohua Chowk in the Choki Tret area of Murree, seven people, including two women and five children, were killed when a passenger van skidded off the road and plunged into a deep ravine before catching fire.
Police identified the deceased as Almas, wife of Tanveer, and her three daughters, as well as Shaheena, wife of Mumtaz, and her two daughters. All seven belonged to the same family from Dhalla village in Murree.
According to district police, the family was returning to their village after attending a wedding in Abbottabad when the accident occurred.
The injured were shifted to Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi for treatment. Police identified them as Arshad, Nighat, Laiba, Kashan, Ema Noor, Tayyab Mahmood and Raima Noor.
