According to the Security forces statement, a bus transporting tourists fell into a ravine on
the Karakorum Highway near the Talichi area of Baltistan's Diamer Gilgit
district on Sunday, killing at least 5 persons and injuring 12.
The SSP
Diamer confirmed the death toll and the number of injured and said the dead
included three women, a child, and a man.
The
official added that the vehicle was traveling from Lahore to Gilgit.
The injured were sent to a nearby hospital after helping out rescue attempts, the SSP added.
He reported that there were 18 people in the automobile in
all.
The local
authorities have not yet released the names of the deceased and
injured.
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