Pakistan bus accident kills 11 in Gilgit-Baltistan river plunge

A Pakistan bus accident in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday night left 11 people dead after the driver lost control on a mountainous road, police said.

11 people were killed when a passenger vehicle left a mountainous road and plunged into a river in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday night.

Police official Mohammad Afzal said the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Accounts differ: one describes a passenger van with three injured, another a passenger bus with two injured.

All 11 bodies and the injured were taken to a nearby hospital, rescuers said.

Regional Chief Minister Amjad Hussain expressed deep sorrow and ordered the best possible care for the injured.

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