Seven killed as jeep plunges into 1,000-foot ravine in Azad Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD: Seven people were killed after a jeep plunged into a nearly 1,000-foot-deep ravine in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

According to rescue officials, the accident occurred on the Nakkian Shakar Pattiyan–Siri Dara Road in the outskirts of the city. All seven people travelling in the vehicle died in the incident.

Rescue teams rushed to the scene with a medical rescue vehicle after receiving information about the accident and launched an operation to recover the victims.

However, the depth of the ravine posed significant challenges for rescue personnel. Despite the difficulties, teams managed to retrieve all seven bodies from the site.

Rescue officials said the cause of the accident remains unknown, adding that it was too early to determine the circumstances that led to the vehicle plunging into the ravine.

The deceased were identified as jeep driver Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Khalid, Shafaat Hussain, Fayyaz Ahmed, Saad Riaz, Azam Riaz and Iftikhar Ahmed.