23 killed as minibus plunges into river

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least 23 people were killed when a minibus plunged from a mountain road into a river in a remote area of Pakistan Kashmir late Friday, officials said.

The accident took place at Nausehri, some 45km north of Muzaffarabad, when the minibus driver lost control.

The vehicle veered off a road, falling 100 metres into the gushing river, local government and rescue officials said.

Government official Ashfaq Gilani said, “We have only found three bodies and three wounded people.”