At least five killed in Mansehra accident

MANSEHRA: At least five people, including two Pakistan army soldiers and a child, were killed and 30 others were critically injured when a speeding passenger bus fell into a ravine near Mansehra town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early on Saturday. The bus, travelling from Rawalpindi towards Skardu, met with the accident at Gandhian in KP's Mansehra district. Eyewitnesses said the accident was caused by over-speeding. Residents of the area helped shift the bodies and injured passengers to hospitals in Mansehra and Abbottabad. Members of the Pakistan Army were also among the dead and injured. They were travelling to Skardu to report for duty there. Two of the deceased have been identified as soldiers Jaffar Hussain and Abdul Karim. Six soldiers are reported to be among the injured. — DawnNews