Seven killed as van plunges into ravine in Murree

At least seven people were killed after a car plunged into a ravine and caught fire on Baroha Link Road in Murree, rescue

At least seven people were killed after a van plunged into a ravine and caught fire on Baroha Link Road in Murree, rescue officials said. Three children and two women were among the victims.

According to rescue officials, the tragic accident occurred when a vehicle carrying 14 members of the same family fell into a deep ravine. The impact was severe, and the vehicle caught fire shortly after the fall, leaving seven people dead at the scene.

The injured victims were identified as 40-year-old Arshad, 35-year-old Nighat, 17-year-old Laiba, 10-year-old Tayyab Mahmood, seven-year-old Raima Noor, four-year-old Kashan and one-and-a-half-year-old Aima Noor.

Rescue teams responded to the incident and shifted the injured to Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi for medical treatment.

Officials said all 14 passengers belonged to the same family. They were returning from a nearby village after attending a wedding when the vehicle plunged into the ravine.

The incident has left the family devastated, while rescue authorities have provided details about the casualties and the injured.

Further details about the circumstances that led to the accident were not immediately available.