Dasu Dam: || Bus Crash Of Chinese Engineers:

Dasu Dam: At Least 10 Killed In Upper Kohistan Bus Crash Of Chinese Engineers:

At least 10 people, including six Chinese nationals, have been killed in a bus crash near a dam project in the Dasu area of ​​Upper Kohistan, according to officials in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

 Bus Crash Of Chinese Engineers

 Kohistan Deputy Commissioner Arif Khan Yousafzai told the BBC that according to preliminary information, the bus had a road accident and it was not an explosion or a terrorist incident. He said more details would be provided after the investigation. According to Arif Khan Yousafzai, this is a dangerous road where unfortunately road accidents are common.

Helicopters Have Arrived To Evacuate The Victims:

"Helicopters have arrived to evacuate the victims," ​​he said. According to initial reports from the deputy commissioner's office in Upper Kohistan, a total of 10 people were killed in the incident, including six Chinese nationals and two F.I. C personnel, bus driver and conductor.

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However, a senior administration official told Reuters that "there was a big explosion in a bus in Upper Kohistan in which Chinese engineers were traveling."

According to Reuters, the official said that more than 30 Chinese engineers were on board the bus in Upper Kohistan and it was on its way to Dasu Dam.

However, according to Dasu police station, the incident took place at Barsin in a moving vehicle on Karakoram Highway. The SHO and all police officers and personnel have reached the spot after the incident.

According to Dasu police station:

According to Dasu police station, "we have only preliminary information available now." According to Kohistan police control, there is no internet or telephone service at the site.

It should be noted that Bersin is located at a distance of about ten kilometers from Dasu, the headquarters of Upper Kohistan.

Bus Crash Of Chinese Engineers

On the other hand, a high-level delegation of the provincial government has left for Kohistan after the incident, including Chief Minister's Special Assistant for Information Kamran Bangash, Chief Secretary and Chief of Police.

Kamran Bangash said in a statement that the media would be briefed on the situation after an investigation into the matter.

Upper Kohistan Dasu is located on the Karakoram Highway. This place is also in the site of Dasu Dam. There is a water pipe near this place from where the locals draw water and there is a population near this road.

Eyewitnesses at the scene told journalist Muhammad Zubair that the incident took place in the morning when, as usual, the buses of the workers working at Dasu Dam were arriving on time and suddenly exploded. There was a loud noise. After which the bus bounced in the air and fell down, followed by the screams of the injured.

According to another eyewitness, "After the blast, it looked like the bus was flying in the air." After which she just came down with a loud voice. Locals saw the accident and rushed to the spot where the injured were screaming.