CHILAS: The death toll in the deadly Karakoram highway road accident has jumped to 30, rescue teams said.
A bus, carrying 45 passengers collided with a car on Karakoram highway near Kohistan’s Shatial area. Following the deadly collision, both vehicles plunged into a ravine.
Upon receiving the information, rescue teams, Pakistan Army personnel and police reached the spot and shifted the injured and the bodies to a nearby hospital.
The rescue teams were facing difficulties in rescue operations due to darkness. The death toll in the accident has jumped to 30.