MALAKAND: At least 15 people were killed and eight others injured when a truck carrying nomadic families plunged into a ravine on the Swat Expressway in Malakand on Thursday.
According to rescue officials, the truck overturned and fell into the gorge due to overspeeding. The ill-fated vehicle was reportedly transporting nomadic individuals from Bahrain area of Swat.
Rescue teams rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital.
Malakand Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Fayaz confirmed the casualties, saying that most of the deceased were children.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the tragic accident.