Gilgit-Baltistan: 26 dead, 12 injured in bus accident

As many as 26 people were killed and 12 injured in a bus mishap near the Babusar Top here on Sunday while the bus was travelling from Skardu to Rawalpindi. Reportedly, an emergency has been imposed in the district headquarters hospital and the injured are being shifted there.

Gilgit-Baltistan(PoK): As many as 26 people were killed and 12 injured in a bus accident near the Babusar Top here on Sunday.

As reported by Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesman Faizullah Farak, Children and women were among those who were dead or suffered injuries.

The accident took place in the Getty Das area near Babusar Top while the bus was travelling from Skardu to Rawalpindi.

Police have launched an investigation but the cause of the accident has not yet been revealed.

Most of the victims are from Gilgit-Baltistan, Farak added.

Emergency has been imposed in the district headquarters hospital and the injured are being shifted there, sources said.