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17 killed as passenger bus falls in a ditch in Kohistan

UPPER KOHISTAN: Seventeen passengers were killed Sunday night in a passenger bus accident in Gilgit Baltistan, Geo news reported.

By Web Desk
October 28, 2018
The passenger bus had fallen in a deep raven in the vicinity of Lotar station.

UPPER KOHISTAN: At least 17 passengers died Sunday night in a passenger bus accident in Gilgit Baltistan, Geo news reported.

According to police, a coaster carrying 18 passengers fell in a ditch in a remote mountainous range.

One woman managed to survive the accident.

The police added that rescue was underway but the team was facing difficulty due to darkness.

The bus  had departed from Ghizar, a district in Gilgit Balistan and was on route to Rawalpindi.