SKARDU: At least five people have been killed after a vehicle carrying multiple passengers got caught in a landslide in Skardu, the police said on Sunday.
The passengers were buried due to the landslide and rescue teams recovered four bodies from the site of incident, said Deputy Commissioner Arif Ahmed.
He said that the search is continued to recover other bodies, adding that excavator and additional rescue personnel have been sent to remove debris under which the passenger vehicle was buried.
The deceased hailed from Shengus village, the police added. In another incident, three people were killed after a jeep velling from Sharda to Kel plunged into a ditch in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Neelum Valley. Meanwhile, seven others were also injured — of which two are in critical condition — and have been shifted to the hospital, Dr Muhammad Ashraf Khan said.
Witnesses say that the accident — involving people belonging to the same family — occurred due to snow on the road.
Meanwhile, in a separate accident, a vehicle fell into a ravine in Astore leaving five passengers injured and one dead.
The wounded, as per the police, have been shifted to hospital. As many as eight people were travelling in vehicle and four among them who had minor injuries were discharged.
The incidents come in the wake of weather changes that have gripped the northern areas with intermittent snowfall at Babusar Top, Nanga Parbat and other areas.
Landslides and accidents are not uncommon in these treacherous terrains. –Agencies
