24 Members of tableeghi Jamaat were killed and 60 were injured after the passenger bus which was carrying them from Raiwind to Kohat faced an accident near Chakwal.
They were returning from the annual congregation of the Tableeghi Jamaat in Raiwind but the bus fell into a gorge in Dhook Pathan because of brake failure.
Chief Minister of Punjab expressed his grief on the incident and loss of human lives. He asked authorities to provide immediate medical treatment to all victims.
During 2015-2016 at least 11544 people lost their lives in accidents according Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Most of the accidents occured in KPK & Punjab because of the difficult roads.
The region of Kallar Kohar where the accident happened is known for such deadly accidents. In September 2011 in similar accident 37 people died and in April 2014 at least 15 people were killed in a bus crash.