At least six people were killed and 17 injured when a van plunged down a mountainside in Buner, KP, with all those aboard reportedly from one family
The accident occurred at Babaji Kandao, a mountainous area of Buner.
Nukta
At least six people were killed and 17 others injured on Friday when a passenger van overturned and plunged down a mountainside in Pakistan’s northwestern Buner district, rescue officials said.
The van was travelling towards Pir Baba, and the driver reportedly lost control due to overspeeding.
The accident occurred at Babaji Kandao, a mountainous area of Buner, said Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. Speaking to Nukta, Faizi said the vehicle overturned and tumbled down the mountainside after the driver reportedly lost control. Rescue teams recovered the bodies and took the injured to hospital.
Most of the victims were women, including those killed and injured, Faizi said. He said all the passengers belonged to a family from Hazar Khowani, an area of Peshawar.
Officials have not disclosed the purpose of their journey or their intended destination beyond Pir Baba.
Rescue 1122 dispatched five ambulances and 20 personnel to the scene after receiving reports of the crash, Faizi said.
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