Muzaffarabad (Staff Report): At least five people were killed and several others were injured when a passenger coach fell into a ditch near Rahim Kot in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) capital, Muzaffarabad on Friday.
According to rescue official, the ill-fated coach was moving from Rawalpindi to Mushtamba and met the accident in Rahim Kot. The driver and the conductor of the coach were among the fatalities. One of the injured passengers was also in critical condition.
The cause of the accident is not clear yet but it seems the driver dozed off”.
AJK Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan expressed “deep grief” on the “loss of valuable lives in the accident” and solidarity with their families.
وزیراعظم آزاد حکومت ریاست جموں وکشمیر سردار تنویر الیاس خان کا راولپنڈی سے مشٹمبہ جانے والی مسافر بس کے حادثہ پر گہرے دکھ اور افسوس کا اظہار#PMTanveerIlyasKhan pic.twitter.com/shjPEjn7Oj
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The premier wished the injured passengers a speedy recovery and prayed for the deceased.
