MALAKAND: A truck carrying nomadic families plunged into a ravine on the Swat Expressway in Malakand on Wednesday night, killing at least 15 people and injuring eight others, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue 1122, the truck was traveling at high speed when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn and fall into a deep ravine. The victims and injured belonged to the Bahrain area of Swat district.
Deputy Commissioner Malakand Muhammad Fayaz confirmed the casualties and said most of the deceased were children. Rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to nearby hospitals.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, while emergency services continued relief operations late into the night.
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