Five drown as car plunges into river in Balakot

By our correspondents
July 16, 2017

BALAKOT: At least five people  have lost their lives after their  car plunged into the Kunhar  River. Six youngsters hailing  fromNarowalwere going to the  Kaghan Valley when the car  went out of the driver's control  and fell into Kunhar River, leaving  five people dead. However,  one youngster miraculously escaped  death when he was  pushed out to the river corner  by the waves. The police and  rescue teams have started a  search operation to find the  bodies. The injured was rushed  to hospital. The deceased were  identified as Anees, Arsalan,  Nadeem, Hasnain and Shafiq  while the injured was identified  as Ahmed.—Online