MANSEHRA: Four people died and three others sustained critical injuries when a pickup van plunged into a stream in Kandia Valley in Upper Kohistan on Thursday evening.

The vehicle, according to Rescue 1122, carrying six passengers was on its way to the Jashui area in Kandia Valley from Kamila Dasu when the driver lost control over the vehicle due to bumpy and steep road, as a result it fell into the stream.

The locals rushed to the spot and rescued three people including the driver. “We have started a search and rescue operation and recovered body of one of the victims,” Abdul Rehman, an official of Rescue 1122 of Upper Kohistan, told Dawn.

He said that those who drowned in the accident were identified as Mohammad Ghafoor, Fazl Kareem, Mujeebullah and Mundawala.

Published in Dawn, April 14th, 2023