GILGIT: Five people were killed and 39 others injured in two road accidents here on Thursday.

According to police and Rescue 1122 officials, a passenger bus of Northern Areas Transport Company carrying 35 people was on way to Islamabad from Ghizer district when it plunged into a deep ravine on Karakoram Highway near Alam Bridge in Gilgit.

As a result, two women passengers were killed and 33 others injured. All the passengers were residents of Ghizer. However, their names could not be ascertained.

The police and Rescue 1122 officials shifted the injured passengers to CMH, Gilgit, and city hospital. They said that apparently the accident occurred due to speeding.

Commander Force Command Northern Areas, Maj-Gen Ahsan Mehmood Khan, visited the incident area and supervised the rescue activities. He also directed for best possible treatment of the injured.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2019