Four people were killed while two others were missing after a vehicle plunged into the Indus River in Gilgit on Monday, rescuers and police said.
The incident happened around 7am near Sasi area of Haramosh valley.
Police said a van carrying tourists from Punjab’s Rajanpur district went out of control owing to the driver’s error and plunged into the Indus River.
After getting alerted, rescue teams dashed to the scene and recovered mobile phones, a gas cylinder and men’s shoes from the spot.
The family was travelling from Skardu to Gilgit in separate vehicles. One of the cars made it all the way to Jaglot while the other met with an accident near Sasi, Haramosh.
Rescuers recovered four bodies and were searching for the missing passengers.
