At least 26 individuals were killed and a dozen others were injured in a passenger bus accident on Babusar Pass in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan early on Sunday, said spokesperson for the GB government.
Firaq said that Rescue officials reached at the spot shortly after the incident took place. The deceased and injured have been shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Chilas. An emergency has been declared at the DHQ hospital.
Most the of deceased and injured are from Skardu.
According to Diamer police spokesperson , the passenger bus, belonging to a private company, had departed from Skardu yesterday night for Rawalpindi.
He added the driver lost control of the bus and it collided against a mountain. It is not clear yet how the driver lost control of the vehicle.
The Babusar Pass road, frequently used by tourists, remains open from the end of June to October every year. It then remains closed following heavy snowfall at Babusar Top.
