At least 15 people were killed and eight others injured on Thursday when a truck overturned near tunnel number three on the Swat Highway.
Separately, 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 were from the same family from Gabral area of Behrain Tehsil in Swat district.
Malakand Rescue 1122 medical response team sent an ambulance to the accident site. They were assisted in the joint rescue operation by the highway police and other relevant personnel. The injured and deceased were shifted to the district headquarters (DHQ) hospital in Batkhela, where doctors confirmed 15 deaths.
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Medical assistance was provided to the eight injured, and four of the critically injured were referred to a hospital in Swat due to their precarious condition.
Photo: Rescate 1122
Meanwhile, a collision between two Hiace coaches near Lakki Marwat left 11 injured. Rescue officials said all the injured were shifted to Sarai Naurang Tehsil Central Hospital and Tajazai District Central Hospital (DHQ).
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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.
In early September, at least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger van and a trailer on the Indus Highway in Karak district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), according to rescue officials.
A similar incident in January 2025 left 12 dead and 13 injured when a 22-wheeler truck lost control and crashed into several vehicles at Ambiri Kala Chowk on the Indus Highway in Karak.
