At least seven people of a family were killed and 10 others injured yesterday after a van plunged into a ravine in Haripur district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The rescue service told the media that the accident took place in the wee hours when the passenger van fell into a gorge while taking a sharp turn, resulting in casualties.
Upon receiving the information, rescue workers immediately reached the site and shifted the
victims to a hospital, said the rescue service, adding that most of the injured were in critical condition.
All the people in the van belonged to the same family, the rescue service said.
Reportedly, the passengers in the ill-fated van, after attending a wedding ceremony, were travelling from the Swabi Maira area of Haripur district to the airport in the federal capital Islamabad.