Police and local residents reached the site of the accident and helped shift the injured and dead bodies to the District Headquarters Hospital.     — File Photo

RAWALPINDI: A passenger coach travelling from Rawalpindi to Skardu met with an accident in Kohistan District's Kozmila area and fell into a ravine killing 15 people and injuring 21 others on Thursday morning, DawnNews reported.

“At least 15 people, including two women and three children, were killed and 21 others were wounded when a passenger bus fell into a deep ravine,” administrator of Hazara region Khalid Khan Umarzai told AFP.

The driver lost control at a bend because he was going too fast, Umarzai said.

Police and local residents reached the site of the accident and shifted the injured and dead bodies to the District Headquarters Hospital.

Police sources told DawnNews that the ill-fated bus belonged to K-2 company and had 37 people on-board including 19 security personnel.

Six of the security personnel travelling on the bus lost their lives.

Editorial

Ominous demands
Updated 18 May, 2024

Ominous demands

The federal government needs to boost its revenues to reduce future borrowing and pay back its existing debt.
Property leaks
18 May, 2024

Property leaks

THE leaked Dubai property data reported on by media organisations around the world earlier this week seems to have...
Heat warnings
18 May, 2024

Heat warnings

STARTING next week, the country must brace for brutal heatwaves. The NDMA warns of severe conditions with...
Dangerous law
Updated 17 May, 2024

Dangerous law

It must remember that the same law can be weaponised against it one day, just as Peca was when the PTI took power.
Uncalled for pressure
17 May, 2024

Uncalled for pressure

THE recent press conferences by Senators Faisal Vawda and Talal Chaudhry, where they demanded evidence from judges...
KP tussle
17 May, 2024

KP tussle

THE growing war of words between KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi is affecting...