12 killed in bus accident in Pakistan

Updated - November 11, 2016 06:05 am IST

Published - May 20, 2010 10:21 am IST - ISLAMABAD

A bus carrying 20 passengers fell into a river on Thursday in northwest Pakistan, killing 12 people including two women, and injuring 8 others, local media reported.

The bus was bound from Peshawar to Chitral when the accident happened near a tunnel in Dir Upper district due to over-speed, according to the report. The death toll could rise as some of the injured were reportedly in critical conditions.

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