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Van Carrying Wedding Guests Falls into Ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Astore District, Six Dead: Government Spokesperson

Gilgit Baltistan: At least six people were killed and several went missing after a wedding party van met with an accident in the Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan.

According to government spokesperson Faizullah Firaq, the van, carrying around 23 people, was traveling from Astore’s Parishing village to Rawalpindi when it fell into a ravine near the Thalichi bridge.

Six bodies, including four women, and one injured woman were recovered, while the search for others, believed to have been swept away in the river, is ongoing. Rescue operations are underway with boats assisting in the search.

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