EDIS Number: VI-20140722-44628-PAK
Date / time: 22/07/2014 12:00:52 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Asia
Country: Pakistan
State/County: State of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location: [Near to Balakot]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: 30 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: N/A
Description:
At least 30 people were injured on Tuesday when a bus fell into a ravine near Balakot. The accident took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mansehra district. The injured persons were immediately shifted to a hospital. Six of the wounded persons were said to be in critical condition. Earlier in June, five people, including two Pakistan army soldiers and a child,were killed and 30 others were critically injured when a speeding passenger bus had also fallen into a ravine near Mansehra town.