Road accident kills 24 Pakistan army personnel in Kohistan

At least 24 Pakistan army personnel were killed and five others were injured when a Gilgit bound passenger coach plunged into Indus River in Kohistan on Saturday morning.The incident was happened at Summer Nula when the drive of coach while negotiating a sharp turn in speeding could not hold control over the vehicle as a result of which it fell into deep ravine.

“All those 24 who were killed are Pakistan army personnel and we have started the rescue operation and called the army to airlift injured and bodies to Rawalpindi,” Aqal Badshah, the deputy commissioner Kohistan said.He said that soldiers were on their way to Gilgit from Rawalpindi after conclusion of their vacations.

He said that bodies were initially shifted to Shitial civil hospital and he contacted frontier work organisation in charge in Kohistan for the other necessary arrangements for the shifting of the bodies.

Mr Badshah said that he was also in contact with police for the prompt rescue operation in the area and whatever would happened on the site would be conveyed..