At least six people were killed and around 20 others injured on Sunday after a bus fell into a ditch near Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan, rescue officials said.
The accident took place in the afternoon in Thalechi area on the Karakoram Highway, resulting in casualties, rescuer Kaleem Ullah from the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 told Xinhua.
Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and carried out the rescue operation with the help of locals, said the rescue service.
The victims were shifted to local hospitals, the rescue official said.
6 killed, about 20 injured as bus falls in ditch in northern Pakistan
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