A bus crammed with nearly 100 wedding guests in Pakistan meets a tragic fate.<br/> <br />Twenty-three people were killed and dozens more injured when the vehicle plunged into a ravine in a village outside of Islamabad.<br/> <br />Rescue workers had to cut through the mangled metal to remove bodies and the injured.<br/> <br />Many were rushed to local hospitals for care.<br/> <br />The driver, who was among the injured, said he lost control of the vehicle on a sharp bend.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) BUS DRIVER, YOUSUF, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It was a single road. First the brakes failed, and then the load came down on gear which slipped eventually"<br/> <br />The bride and groom were travelling in a separate vehicle accompanying the ill-fated bus.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
