PESHAWAR, Pakistan – At least 15 people were killed and 21 others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous area of northern Pakistan on Thursday, officials said.
The bus travelling from the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, to the northern town of Skardu, came off the road in Kohistan district, 210 kilometers (130 miles) northeast of Peshawar.
“At least 15 people, including two women and three children, were killed and 21 others were wounded when a passenger bus fell into a deep ravine,” administrator of Hazara region Khalid Khan Umarzai told AFP.
The driver lost control at a bend because he was going too fast, Umarzai said.
Pakistan has one of the world’s worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.