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Nine-year-old survivor Ahmed Nadir being moved to Muzaffarabad from Neelum. Photo by author
MUZAFFARABAD: Six members of a family, including a minor girl, were killed and two children survived with injuries after their vehicle plunged into the icy Neelum River in Neelum Valley of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Saturday, officials said.
The ill-fated family, which belonged to Narowal (Punjab), was heading towards the upper belt of the picturesque valley for sightseeing. However, shortly ahead of Jura Bandi village, some 65 kilometres northeast of Muzaffarabad, it met with an accident, said Akhtar Ayub, the district disaster management officer in Neelum valley.
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