A marriage ends tragically in Pakistan. At least 27 people drowned after a bus carrying the newly married couple and their guests fell into the river. The bride, injured but out of danger, is the only survivor.
The incident occurred at 12:30 a.m. local time (7:30 p.m. GMT Tuesday) as the vehicle was heading from the Gilgit Baltistan region to a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province. “While taking a turn on the bridge, the bus fell into the Indus river due to excessive speed,” said a spokesperson for the Punjab provincial government, Faizullah Faraq.
As Diamer District Superintendent Sher Khan pointed out to the media, “The accident was caused by the driver’s negligence.who collided with the bridge guardrail and fell into the river.
The bus ttransported 28 peopleamong them a newly married couple and a group of guests from the same wedding. The girlfriend, the only survivor of the accident, was rescued from the river and taken to the nearest hospital. “As a result, 27 people, including the bus driver, drowned. Splo pulled out the bride alive, who is now out of danger,” Faraq added.
According to the spokesperson, so far They were able to recover 18 bodies during the rescue operation, which continues to be active to find the remaining bodies and which will be extended to other areas along the river, as the bodies could have drifted away due to the current of the water.
“The search for the remaining nine bodies, presumed dead, resumed this morning.“, he said. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his condolences over the incident and ordered rescue teams to speed up efforts to find the missing passengers, according to a statement released by his office .
Pakistan has one of the higher road accident rates of the world due to the terrible state of its roads, the deficiencies of vehicles and the fact that public transport tends to run overloaded with passengers.
At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured in two bus crashes in August this year. Meanwhile, in May, 24 more people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus fell into a deep ditch in the mountainous area of Washuk district in southwestern Balochistan province.
