MALAKAND: Fifteen people were killed and eight others injured when a truck overturned and fell into a deep gorge near Swat Motorway Tunnel 3 in Malakand district.
Motorway Police DSP Noorul Amin said that the accident occurred due to high speed, due to which the truck lost control and fell into a gorge hundreds of feet below.
Emergency response, police teams and a large number of local residents reached the scene. The bodies and injured were immediately shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Batkhela.
Rescue sources have confirmed that the condition of four of the injured is critical and they have been shifted to a hospital in Swat for advanced medical care. The injured and deceased include women and children.
The truck was carrying nomadic families from Bahrain area of Swat, who were migrating to warmer areas ahead of the winter season.
Motorway Police have launched an investigation to find out the exact causes of the accident.
