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 buses near Gandi Parana Adda, Lakki Marwat, officials said.
The victims of the Swat highway incident were of the same family from Gabral area of Behrain Tehsil in Swat district.
Malakand Rescue 1122’s medical response team sent an ambulance to the accident site. They were assisted by the 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 critically injured were referred to a hospital in Swat due to their critical condition.
Photo: Rescue 1122
Meanwhile, the collision between two Hiace buses 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).
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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 passenger car and a trailer on the Indus Highway in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Karak district, according to rescue officials.
A similar incident in January 2025 left 12 people dead and 13 injured when a 22-wheeler truck lost control and plowed into several vehicles at Ambiri Kala Chowk on the Indus Highway in Karak.
