RAWALPINDI: At least 25 people were drowned when a passenger van enroute to Skardo from Rawalpindi plunged into Indus River, ARY News reported on Monday.
Receiving information about the mishap, police personnel and teams arrived at the scene and launched operation to rescue the victims. According to the latest reports six passengers were rescued in injured condition so far.
A part of the van can be seen in the Indus river, said the rescue teams. Meanwhile, the chief minister of Gilgit Baltistan has expressed grief over the dreadful road accident. He has directed the concerned authorities to extend every possible help in the rescue operations and provision of best medical facilities to the injured.
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The cause of the crash could not be ascertained according to the initial reports.
In a separate road crash of same in nature, on December 39, last year, a bus full of passengers plunged into an open waterway near the Yamuna bridge. The passengers were traveling from Gujrat to Sialkot.
The bodies of the passengers were recovered from the debris and were shifted to nearby medical facility.
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