At least 20 passengers were killed and 1 injured on Sunday when a coaster traveling from Kahuta to Rawalpindi fell into a ditch, rescue official said.
“The accident was caused due to the coaster’s failed brakes ,” Rescue 1122 Punjab official Usman Gujjar said, adding that 35 passengers were on board.
The bodies are currently being shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Kahuta, the rescue Gujjar said
Most of the victims were men, he said.
“The tragic accident occurred on the Girari Bridge of Kahuta’s Azad Pattan Road,” the official further said.
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