Tragic Bus Crash Kills 10 in Northwest Pakistan
Ten people died in a bus accident on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan. The bus carrying 30 passengers fell into a ravine in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. Rescue efforts are underway, and the injured and deceased are being transported to a hospital.
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At least ten people were killed when a passenger bus skidded off a mountainous terrain and plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan on Friday, authorities said.
The incident occurred on the Karakoram Highway in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan region when the bus with at least 30 passengers aboard was on its way from Rawalpindi to Gilgit, a police official said.
Rescue efforts are in progress and the injured as well as dead bodies are being shifted to hospital, the official said.
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