15 killed as bus falls into ditch in Chilas

Chilas: A passenger bus fell into a ditch at Yashukhal Das on the Karakoram highway in Chilas as a result of which 15 passengers died in the accident, while the death toll in the accident is expected to increase.

According to rescue officials, the initial reports stated that there were more than 30 passengers on the bus and 15 died in the accident and various got injured.

The bodies of those who died in the accident and the injured are being shifted to the hospital.

According to officials, as soon as the accident was reported, rescue teams were dispatched, who reached the accident site and started rescue operations.