Nineteen killed after bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan

A passenger bus tumbled off a winding mountainous road and into a ravine in northern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring several others, a government spokesperson said. The cause of the accident was unclear, and emergency responders were still working at the scene recovering the injured and the dead and taking them to a nearby hospital, said Faiz Ullah Faraq, spokesperson for the Gilgit Baltistan region. Such accidents are common in Pakistan, mainly due to insufficient enforcement of safety standards and poor infrastructure, particularly on battered mountain roads. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines...