14 killed as jeep falls into ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir 

People gather near the wreckage of a passenger bus plunged into a ravine where at least 20 people were killed in Pallandri, some 160 km east of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on November 3, 2021. (AFP/File)
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Updated 10 July 2024
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14 killed as jeep falls into ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir 

  • Jeep plunges from mountain road into ravine in Azad Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, says official 
  • Rescuers transport dead, two injured to hospital as cause of accident remains unknown 

MUZAFFARABAD: A jeep fell from a mountain road into a ravine in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 14 people and injuring two others, officials said.

The incident happened in the Neelam Valley, government administrator Nadeem Janjua said.

Rescuers had transported the dead and injured to a hospital while the cause of the accident is still to be determined, Janjua said.

Kashmir is divided between neighboring India and Pakistan, with both claiming the entire territory.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan mainly because of poor road infrastructure and poor enforcement of traffic laws and safety standards. 

Last month, a van fell into a river in the same district, killing 16 people, mostly children.