MURREE – Seven people were killed and seven others from the same family injured when a car plunged into a ravine and caught fire in Murree, the rescue officials said.
The accident occurred on Barhoha Link Road, where the vehicle veered off the road and fell into a deep ravine.
The car caught fire after the fall, killing seven people on the spot, including three children and two women.
Rescue officials identified the injured as Arshad, 40, Nighat, 35, Laiba, 17, Tayyab Mahmood, 10, Raima Noor, 7, Kashan, 4, and Aima Noor, 18 months.
The injured were shifted to Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi for medical treatment.
According to rescue officials, 14 members of the same family were travelling in the vehicle.
They were returning home after attending a wedding in a nearby village when the accident occurred.
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