52 killed in Pakistan bus accident
IANS | HT Correspondent, Islamabad
Aug 05, 2010 07:15 PM IST
At least 52 people were killed and 11 injured today after their bus fell into a river in Pakistan, police said.
At least 52 people were killed and 11 injured on Thursday after their bus fell into a river in Pakistan, police said.
The ill-fated bus coming from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, plunged into the Jhelum River near Ghari Duppata area, Xinhua reported.
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Due to heavy rain and overspeeding, the driver lost control of the bus before it went into river, said Muhammad Imtiaz, the Deputy Commissioner of Muzaffarabad.
Eyewitnesses said that the bus was overloaded.
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