Astore: Four killed as jeep falls in river

ASTORE: Four people were killed while three others sustained serious injuries when a speeding jeep skidded off the road and plunged into River Tari Shang in Astore, Geo News reported.

According to sources, rash driving is said to be the cause of the tragic mishap.

The unfortunate jeep, which started its journey from Ramanpur, met with the accident on its way to Zipur, officials said.

Rescue teams shifted the dead and the injured to the District Headquarter Hospital Astore.

“Three people died on the spot whereas one of the critically injured later succumbed to his wounds in the hospital”, rescue sources said.