24 army personnel killed in bus accident in Pakistan
March 16, 2013 11:15
Twenty-four army personnel were killed and five others were injured today when a bus plungedinto a ravine in northern Pakistan, officials said.
The bus, which was going from the garrison city of Rawalpindi to Gilgit, fell into a ravine along the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan district. There were 29 people on board and 24 army personnel were killed instantly, officials said.
"All the 24 killed are Pakistan army personnel and we have started a rescue operation. We have called in the army to airlift the injured and bodies to Rawalpindi," Aqal Badshah ,the deputy commissioner of Kohistan, told the media.
Some reports said the driver was speeding and lost control of the bus.
The bus, which was going from the garrison city of Rawalpindi to Gilgit, fell into a ravine along the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan district. There were 29 people on board and 24 army personnel were killed instantly, officials said.
"All the 24 killed are Pakistan army personnel and we have started a rescue operation. We have called in the army to airlift the injured and bodies to Rawalpindi," Aqal Badshah ,the deputy commissioner of Kohistan, told the media.
Some reports said the driver was speeding and lost control of the bus.
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