At least six people were killed and 16 others injured when a bus carrying tourists fell into a gorge near Thalichi area in Diamar district of Gilgit Baltistan on Sunday.
Diamer Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Ayaz confirmed the death toll and the number of injured, adding that the deceased included three women, a child and a man.
He further said that the vehicle was heading to Gilgit from Lahore.
Police and rescue teams reached the site of the incident and began efforts to shift the injured and dead to nearby hospitals.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulber Khan expressed deep grief over the loss of lives and ordered that medical aid be provided free of charge to those injured.
Earlier this month, five tourists were killed and 13 were injured in two traffic accidents in GB’s Hunza — when a van fell into a ravine and another crashed into a mountain.
Last month, eight people, including two children, were killed and 17 others received injuries when a Datsun vehicle going to Chitral from Upper Dir plunged into a ravine.
The same month, nine people were killed while 18 others were injured after a coaster fell into a ravine in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
