ISLAMABAD – Sixteen people including four Pakistan Army personnel werekilled after a bus was crushed by landsliding on Skardu Road inGilgit-Baltistan, the state TV reported on Sunday.

At about 0830 hrs, a heavy landslide struck Jaglot Skardu Road near TingusPari, Bhagicha. Resultantly, a passenger coaster, carrying 18 people,moving from Rawalpindi to Skardu came under the landslide.

Four soldiers – Sepoy Sona Khan, Sepoy Asif, Sepoy Arshad and Sepoy Farooq- who were moving to their duty location came under slide and died alongwith civilians, the PTV reported.

Pakistan Army QRF teams along with ambulances and engineer rescue teamjoined the Rescue 1122 and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) in the reliefwork.

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Sixteen bodies have so far been recovered from the debris of the bus. Sixof them have been identified, including the driver and conductor, accordingto officials.