At least 15 people were killed and eight others injured on Thursday when a truck overturned near tunnel number three on the Swat highway.
Meanwhile, at least 11 people were injured in a serious collision between two Hiace coaches near Gandi Parana Adda, Lakki Marwat, officials said.
The victims of the Swat highway incident belonged to the same family from Gabral area of Behrain Tehsil of Swat district.
The Malakand Rescue 1122 medical response team rushed an ambulance to the accident site. They were assisted by motorway police and other relevant personnel in the joint rescue operation. The injured and deceased were shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Batkhela, where doctors confirmed 15 deaths.
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Medical aid was provided to the eight injured, and four of the seriously injured were transferred to a hospital in Swat due to their precarious condition.
Photo: Rescue 1122
Meanwhile, the collision between two Hiace coaches near Lakki Marwat left 11 injured. Rescue officials said all the injured were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Sarai Naurang and Tajazai District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.
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Rescue 1122 officials identified the injured as Khalid Khan, Sajid Khan, Mir Sada Khan, Ayub Khan, Ashfaq, Ghafoor, Shah Dar Khan, Abdul Wadood and Muzamil Khan.
Earlier in September, at least 10 people lost their lives and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a van and a trailer on the Indus Highway in Karak district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), rescue officials said.
A similar incident in January 2025 left 12 people dead and 13 injured when a 22-wheeler truck lost control and rammed into several vehicles at Ambiri Kala Chowk on the Indus Highway in Karak.
