24 of the same family feared dead as passenger bus falls into river in Kohistan

PESHAWAR – At least 24 people of the same family feared dead and another two got injured after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Friday.

According to media reports, the tragic incident occurred when the ill-fated bus was carrying 35 passengers, including women and children fell into a ravine near the Kandia tehsil.

All the passengers were reported to belong to the same family and were travelling to attend a function.

The rescue officials have recovered eight dead bodies while a search and rescue operation is still going on in the area. The police and rescue officials were facing difficulties in carrying out the operation due to the unavailability of resources.

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