At least 20 were killed, including women and children, when a passenger van fell into a ravine from Pakistan's Karakoram Highway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chilas on May 3, said rescue officials, Report informs referring to AAJ News.
At least 21 passengers were wounded.
It was a Hunza-bound bus which started its journey from Rawalpindi but fell into a ditch.
The northern region is famous for its serenity and high mountains, but such incidents have been reported in the past as well. Many people have blamed the dangerous roads, landslides, lack of street lights, and reckless driving for the accidents.
Over 30 passengers were on the bus, officials said as rescue teams reached the site of the accident. The government officials declared an emergency in the Chilas hospital.
Gilgit Baltistan Gulbar Khan was grieved over the incident and called for immediate relief for the wounded.