3 of a family killed in Balakot road accident

MANSEHRA: Three members of a family from Kashmir were killed and same number sustained injuries when a motorcar plunged into Kunhar River near Balakot on Sunday.

The motorcar carrying the family was on its way back to Kashmir from Kaghan valley when the vehicle skidded off the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad road and plunged into the river.

The injured were taken to the Civil Hospital in Balakot from where they were referred to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital.

According to doctors, one of the injured was in a critical condition and shifted to Ayub Medical Complex in Abbottabad.

Those killed in the accident were identified as Mohammad Saghir and Asad Kiani. The identity of the third one was yet to be established.