By Raja Usman Ali /ANI
MURREE : A passenger bus went out of control and plunged into a deep ravine near Tain, Lower Barrian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after its brakes reportedly failed while climbing a steep road. The accident left at least three people dead and several others injured.
Rescue 1122 Murree received information about the accident and immediately dispatched nearby rescue resources to the scene. According to the initial information, around 15 to 20 people were travelling in the bus.
Upon reaching the location, rescue personnel learned that some injured passengers had already been shifted to a nearby dispensary, where they received medical treatment. Six injured persons were later rescued from private vehicles and shifted to Civil Hospital Murree by Rescue 1122.
The injured include 26-year-old Kiran, who suffered a femur fracture; three-year-old Muqaddas and two-and-a-half-year-old Iqra, both with head injuries; 50-year-old Raesa Bibi and 65-year-old Shahida Bibi, who sustained head injuries; and 35-year-old Imran, who suffered abrasions to his body.
According to Rescue 1122, three people had already been declared dead and shifted to a nearby health facility by local agencies. The deceased were identified as 65-year-old Ghulam Raza, a 10-year-old girl, and 45-year-old Yasmeen.
Rescue 1122 Murree stated that the rescue operation has been completed.
