MUZAFFARABAD: A man and two women were killed and five others, including a couple, were injured after a mini jeep they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in the southern Poonch district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

The ill-fated jeep, which was coming to Hajira from Sirrari village, fell down the road at about 10am due to the negligence of driver, identified as Shazab, a police official told Dawn from the area by telephone.

As a result, Adil Sabeer, Rashida Begum and Shamim Akhat died on the spot, and five others, identified as Imran, his spouse Kulsoom, Murtaza, Mohammad Naseer and Bhola were injured.

Published in Dawn, July 9th, 2015

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