10 killed as passenger vehicle plunges into river in GB’s Ghizer

At least 10 people, including two women, were killed when a passenger vehicle plunged into the Yasin River near Morkah village in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer district on Thursday evening.

According to rescue officials, the vehicle was travelling from Gilgit to Tehsil Yasin when it met with the accident at around 7:30pm and fell into the river.

Two other passengers were injured in the incident.

Local volunteers rushed to the site after receiving information about the accident and launched rescue operations. They retrieved the bodies and injured passengers from the river.

The bodies were shifted to the Civil Hospital Taus, while the injured were initially taken to the Civil Hospital Gupis for medical treatment.

After receiving first aid, the injured were transferred to the District Headquarters Hospital in Gahkuch for further treatment.

Rescue officials said both injured passengers were in critical condition.

The death toll rose to 10, including two women, according to the authorities.