Passenger van falls into Ghizer river, killing 11 people
Rescue teams are still searching the Yasin River in Gilgit-Baltistan, where darkness has hampered operations after the van accident.
A passenger van fell into the Yasin River near the Noh Bridge in Ghizer on Friday, killing 11 people and injuring several others, rescue officials said, ARY News reported.
Rescue officials said the bodies of all 11 victims had been recovered from the river so far, and darkness was hampering the rescue operation.
Rescue teams are present at the site, and the injured are being shifted to Gahkuch, according to the officials' account of the response, which the report described without further detail.
The van was travelling from Gilgit to Hindur when it went into the river.
In a separate case, the body of a woman who jumped into the Neelum River in the Neelum Valley was moved from Indian-administered Kashmir to Azad Kashmir, Director General of the State Disaster Management Authority Saeed Qureshi said.
He said the woman, Mst. Noshin Bibi, a resident of Nagdar, had jumped into the river within the limits of Lawat police station, and her body was carried by the strong current across the border, where it became stuck.
He said the body was returned after Pakistan Army and local institutions worked together, with formal contact made between the Pakistan Army and the Indian Army.
Mountain roads in Gilgit-Baltistan are narrow and winding, and vehicles travelling along river gorges have been involved in accidents in the past.
Rescue work in such areas is often slowed by steep terrain and fast-flowing water.
