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At least 20 people were killed on Friday when a bus plunged into a deep valley in Pakistan’s mountainous northern region.
According to a police official, the accident occurred on the Karakoram Highway in Diamer district as the bus was on its way from Rawalpindi to Hunza when the driver lost control of the vehicle on a bend near the city of Chilas, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, around dawn, falling into a rocky ravine where the River Indus flows.
“It was not clear as to how many passengers were aboard the bus but at atleast 15 people, who were injured in the incident, have been moved to a hospital in Chilas.
“Rescue efforts are in progress and the dead bodies are being shifted to the hospital”, the official added.
A police official in the city, Azmat Shah however disclosed that the local Ulema (Muslim leader) announced the news of the accident from the loudspeaker of the mosque and urged the people to donate blood for the injured.
