10 killed as van falls into ravine in NW Pakistan
The van driver lost control over the vehicle while trying to take a turn, said police sources.
ISLAMABAD: At least 10 people were killed and six others injured when a pickup van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, local media and officials said late Tuesday.
The incident happened when the van tumbled off the road near the tourist area of Gabin Jabba in the Swat district of KP province, local police told Xinhua.
The van driver lost control over the vehicle while trying to take a turn, said police sources, adding that an investigation into the matter has been launched.
Following the accident, rescue teams and local volunteers reached the site and retrieved bodies and the injured, and shifted them to a nearby hospital where at least three of the injured are in critical condition, police said.
-Xinhua
