Staff Report
KOHHISTAN: At least 30 persons were killed, and 20 others were wounded in a traffic accident on Karakoram Highway near the Shatiayal area in Kohistan, police sources reported on Tuesday.
According to details, a passenger coach carrying 45 passengers traveling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi crashed into a car and subsequently plunged into a ravine on Karakoram Highway near the Shatiayal area in Kohistan.
As a result, at least 30 people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries in the accident.
Injured shifted to hospital in Kohistan
The police and rescue teams rushed to the site to shift the injured to a nearby hospital. The rescue operation was continuing till the filing of this report.
Meanwhile, Information Minister Gilgit-Baltistan issued directives to ensure all necessary arrangements for injured persons at the hospital.
