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18 killed as coaster plunges into ravine in Kohistan
October 29, 2018
KOHISTAN, Oct 29 (INP): At least 18 people have been killed as a passenger Coaster plunged into a ravine on Karakoram Highway on Sunday night.
According to the details, the Coaster was heading to Rawalpindi from Gilgit-Baltistan when it skidded off the road and fell into the ravine within the limits of Lotar Police Station. The District Police Officer (DPO) has confirmed 17 causalities in the accident and added that they were facing difficulties in rescue operation due to darkness and steep rocks.
[timed-content-server show="10/30/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]Police and rescue officials are shifting the bodies and the injured to the hospital. The police officials were of the view that overspeeding was the reason behind the accident. Police said that only one woman passenger out of 18 on board the coach miraculously survived after the accident. Representatives of the emergency response team said the rescue work had been completed and all the dead bodies moved to a nearby hospital. Most of the deceased hailed from Gilgit-Baltistan. INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]Related Articles