Three tourists die, two injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Balakot

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At least three tourists died and two others were injured when a vehicle plunged into a gorge here on Sunday.

Police said that a vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine at Kappi Gali, a locality of Tehsil Balakot, District Mansehra. Three people identified as Sikandar, Zeeshan and Asad Kiyani died in the accident while Akram and another one were injured. The deceased and injured hailed from District Bagh of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The bodies and injured were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Balakot for medico-legal formalities.