Abbottabad: Five people were killed when a car plunged into a deep ravine near Abbottabad on Thursday.

According to rescue sources, a car was travelling to Gilgit-Baltistan from Islamabad when it fell into a ravine near Abbottabad. As a result, five people were killed. A woman was among those died. The deceased were shifted to the Patan Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Earlier on July 1, three persons were killed when a car fell into a gorge near the Bagnotar area of Abbottabad while taking a sharp turn. Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured to Ayub Medical Complex.