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Gilgit-Baltistan : Not less than 20 folks had been killed and 21 others injured after a passenger bus veered off a slender mountain highway and fell right into a ravine in Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo Information reported, citing police.
The accident occurred on the Yashokhal space on the Karakoram Freeway in PoK’s Diamer on Friday at 5:30 am (native time), in keeping with police. The bus was heading from Rawalpindi to Gilgit. In line with police, not less than 38 passengers had been travelling within the bus.
Following the accident, rescue groups had been dispatched to the positioning of the accident. The injured folks and the lifeless our bodies had been taken to a hospital in Chilas. The deceased folks included three girls, in keeping with the Well being Division director, Geo Information reported.
Chatting with Geo Information, Diamer Deputy Commissioner Fayyaz Ahmed stated that the situation of not less than 5 injured passengers is severe, whereas two have been shifted to Gilgit metropolis. Ahmed stated that he’s in contact with the households of the victims.
The official stated, “The accident came about 20 kilometres away from Chilas metropolis. The bus met with an accident whereas overspeeding or taking a flip.”
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan provided his condolences over the incident. He ordered the administration and rescuers to offer fast medical help to the injured. Gilgit-Baltistan authorities spokesperson introduced that an emergency has been imposed in Chilas Hospital. (ANI)
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