6 killed after jeep plunges into nullah

A jeep carrying voters fell into a nullah in Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), killing 6 women and injuring 8 people, according to local police.

The incident occurred in the Chhari locality of Dudhnial at around 12:30pm when the jeep fell into a 300ft-deep dry nullah, District Disaster Management Officer Akhtar Ayoub told.

He said the passengers were residents of Thanda Pani village located beside the Neelum River and had come to the nearby polling stations in Beesanwali.

The vehicle was "carrying people far beyond its capacity", Ayoub added. "The injured have been shifted to a Basic Health Unit of Dudhnial."

He further said that the election process at two polling stations was briefly paused following the incident. It later resumed.

The injured were taken to the Basic Health Unit in Dudhnial, from where five were transferred to Muzaffarabad for further treatment due to being severely injured.

AJK Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas described the incident as "heart-wrenching".