ISLAMABAD, May 3 (NNN-APP) – At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured this morning, after a passenger bus fell into a ravine, in the Diamir district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, in northern Pakistan, an official said.
The spokesperson for GB, Chief Minister, Faizullah Faraq, said that, the bus fell into the ravine while taking a sharp turn, in the Yashoo Kheal Das area.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted 15 bodies and the 22 injured, including children and women, to a nearby hospital.
The official feared that the death toll might rise, as several of the injured were in critical condition and some passengers were still trapped in the bus.
The spokesperson added that, the bus was heading towards Hunza district, from the country’s eastern garrison city of Rawalpindi.
An initial report by police said that, the accident took place after the driver lost control of the bus at the turn, due to over-speeding.– NNN-APP
