Islamabad: Five people were killed while 13 others were injured as a bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan’s Diamer district on Sunday.
Confirming the death toll, Diamer Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Ayaz said the deceased included three women, a child and a man, Dawn reported.
He said that the vehicle was heading to Gilgit from Lahore.
Rescue operation was launched and injured were rushed to local hospital, the SSP said.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulber Khan expressed deep grief over the loss of lives and ordered free of cost medical aid for the injured.
(IANS)
