Road accident claims eight lives in Azad Kashmir

E-Paper | June 15, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: At least eight people were killed and 14 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in the Bagh area of Azad Kashmir, DawnNews reported.

The ill-fated bus was traveling from Saddan Gali to Rawalpindi area when it met the fatal mishap in AJK's Bagh area.

Security and rescue teams reached the accident site and shifted the victims to DHQ Hospital whereas those who were critically injured were shifted to CMH Hospital in Muzaffarabad.

Police sources said the deceased included five men and three women adding that the accident was caused by over-speeding.

Bus accidents are common on the mountainous track to the hill town because of careless driving and speeding.

Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

—Contributed by Abrar Haider

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palis

Jul 13, 2014 04:39pm

Dont worry chinese will set up infrastructure here sooner or later.

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Kaleem

Jul 13, 2014 04:42pm

Reckless driving is one major reason. Reminds me of my journey from Muzaffarabad to Islamabad last year. The driver was extremely casual and made couple of narrow escapes. His aides were enjoying his stunts when our group (6 from Lahore) decided to stand up against this insanity. After some debate and protest, we managed to stop the bus and threatened driver to adopt police proceedings if it continues. It was after some dialogue that he came back to normal speed. I urge all to SPEAK UP when they find themselves in such situations. Remaining silent is inviting death.

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Adil

Jul 13, 2014 11:51pm

Whenever I step foot on these coasters (that travel to or from bagh), I pray to Allah for my life. These drivers have a habit of enjoying speedy journeys and they don't listen to your words ever. I still remember, in the last or second last Ramadan, a similar accident happened to one of these coasters in Kotli Sattian resulting in 3 fatalities. I just came to know at Iftar that a 3 members of a family (two children and mother) died. May the deceased rest in peace.

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