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4 children killed as van plunges into ravine in Neelum Valley

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Naqash, T. (2026, October 24). 4 children killed as van plunges into ravine in Neelum Valley. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2039471/4-children-killed-as-van-plunges-into-ravine-in-neelum-valley

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-24 · by Tariq Naqash

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Four children died and three people were injured when a van carrying them to a madrasah plunged into a ravine near Ghorray Nakkah Morr in Nagdar on Saturday morning. The accident occurred around 8:30 AM as the driver negotiated a sharp bend, causing the vehicle to fall more than 500 meters into a rocky ravine. One of the injured children later died at District Headquarters Hospital in Athmuqam.
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Four children were killed when a van carrying them to a madrasah plunged into a ravine in Neelum Valley on Saturday, October 22. The accident occurred around 8:30 am near Ghorray Nakkah Morr in Nagdar, as the driver negotiated a sharp bend on the Keran bypass link road. The van fell more than 500 metres, killing three children instantly and severely injuring four others; one of the injured later died at District Headquarters Hospital in Athmuqam. Neelum Valley District Disaster Management Officer Akhtar Ayoub reported that the vehicle was traveling from Nagdar, about 22 kilometers from Athmuqam district headquarters. The remaining injured were transferred to Muzaffarabad for further treatment due to their critical condition. Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq extended condolences to the families and wished the survivors a speedy recovery.

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📰 Van Plunge In Neelum Valley Kills Children
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Tariq Naqash
10 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 In May, four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a passenger jeep plunged hundreds of feet into a rocky streambed in the same area.
2026-10-25 · mixed framing · 7 killed as jeep plunges down mountain slope on outskirts of Muzaffarabad
🔮 In May, four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a passenger jeep plunged hundreds of feet into a rocky streambed in the same area.
2026-10-25 · mixed framing · 7 killed as jeep plunges down a mountain slope on outskirts of Muzaffarabad
🔮 On May 11, four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a passenger jeep plunged hundreds of feet into a rocky streambed.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · 4 children killed as van plunges into ravine in Neelum Valley
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Athmuqam Ghorray Nakkah Morr Legislative Assembly MUZAFFARABAD Nagdar

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Athmuqam GPE · 2× MUZAFFARABAD GPE · 2× Nagdar GPE · 2× Akhtar Ayoub PERSON · 1× Ayoub PERSON · 1× Chaudhry Tariq Farooq PERSON · 1× Ghorray Nakkah Morr GPE · 1× Legislative Assembly ORG · 1× Maidan Nambatai GPE · 1×

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Neelum Valley District Disaster Management Officer Akhtar Ayoub said the van was travelling from Nagdar, about 22 kilometres from the district headquarters of Athmuqam, via the Keran bypass link road when it plunged into a ravine.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 On May 11, four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a passenger jeep plunged hundreds of feet into a rocky streambed.
2026-10-24 · Dawn
4 children killed as van plunges into ravine in Neelum Valley · assertive framing

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Four children were killed and three other people were injured when a van carrying them to a madrasah plunged into a ravine in the upper reaches of Neelum Valley on Saturday, officials said. asserted
officials → kill → Saturday
Neelum Valley District Disaster Management Officer Akhtar Ayoub said the van was travelling from Nagdar, about 22 kilometres from the district headquarters of Athmuqam, via the Keran bypass link road when it plunged into a ravine. asserted
it → say → ravine
“The accident occurred around 8:30am near Ghorray Nakkah Morr in Nagdar, barely half a kilometre into the journey, as the driver negotiated a sharp bend,” he said. asserted
he → occur → bend
The van plunged more than 500 metres off the road into a rocky ravine, killing three children on the spot and initially injuring four other occupants. asserted
van → plunge → occupants
One of the injured children later died at the District Headquarters Hospital in Athmuqam, Ayoub said. asserted
Ayoub → injure → Athmuqam
The injured were later shifted to Muzaffarabad for treatment due to their critical condition, he added. asserted
he → injure → condition
Expressing grief over the loss of young lives, Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq extended his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. asserted
Farooq → express → injured
My heartfelt condolences go out to the bereaved families, and I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” he wrote on X. “Mountain roads demand utmost caution; even a momentary lapse can have tragic consequences. asserted
lapse → go → consequences
Please drive carefully,” he added. asserted
he → drive → ?
A similar accident occurred in April when three people were killed, and 10 others were injured when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in the Maidan Nambatai area. asserted
van → occur → area
On May 11, four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a passenger jeep plunged hundreds of feet into a rocky streambed. uncertain
jeep → include → streambed
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