MANSEHRA: Two persons were killed and 13 sustained critical injuries when a Gilgit-Baltistan bound passenger coach fell into deep ravine near Harban area of Upper Kohistan on Friday.

“Two people were killed and 13 others received injuries who were shifted to hospital,” Abdul Aziz, the District Police Officer of Upper Kohistan, told reporters.

He said that following the incident local people and police rushed to the scene and shifted the injured to nearby hospital.

Those died and injured in the accident all belonged to Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2017

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