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Confirming the death toll, Diamer Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Ayaz said the deceased included three women, a child and a man, Dawn reported.

He said that the vehicle was heading to Gilgit from Lahore.

Rescue operation was launched and injured were rushed to local hospital, the SSP said.

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulber Khan expressed deep grief over the loss of lives and ordered free of cost medical aid for the injured.

 Indo-Asian News Service