Following the incident a rescue operation was launched in which four dead bodies were recovered while the fifth one was washed away by the water, said Senior Superintendent of police (SSP Ganderbal), Sandeep Gupta.

Gupta said that two people have been rescued and shifted to a hospital while only one remains missing. The operation has been called off amid heavy rains, he told Greater Kashmir.

The operation would be resumed Monday morning to trace the one believed to be missing, said the SSP.

He said that the identification of all the persons in the vehicle is being ascertained.