Swat: At least thirteen passengers died including eight Chinese citizens and several others injured when a passenger carrying a bus met an accident in the Upper Kohistan district on late Tuesday night.

According to Arif Jawed, the Upper Kohistan District Police Officer (DPO), the unfortunate bus met an accident at the area of Bar Spin labour camp in the district.
“Out of thirteen dead bodies, eight are Chinese citizens," the DPO said, adding that most of the injured were foreigners and officials of the Frontier Corps (FC).
Revealing further details about the road mishap, Muhammad Arif Yousafzai, Deputy Commissioner (DC) said that rescue teams were dispatched soon after the accident was reported to them.
“All the dead bodies and injured were shifted to Dasso regional health facility," said the DC. He added that investigation was underway to find out the causes that led the passenger-carrying vehicle to meet an accident.
He said the technical team would investigate the matter to find out what prompted the vehicle's crash.
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mehmud Khan, has also taken notice of the road accident in which the lives of foreigners and officials of the FC have lost their lives.
He also directed a team comprising Kamran Bangash, KP's spokesman, KP’s Chief Secretory, and IG police to visit Upper Kohistan and met with the officials of the district regarding the road mishap.
Report By: Shahzad Naveed

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