15 dead as truck plunges into ravine in Pakistan’s Swat

KABUL (Pajhwok): A truck carrying nomads fell into a ravine in the Swat region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, leaving at least 15 people dead and eight others injured, reports say.

Pakistan’s Geo News reported that the truck veered off the road near the Malakand area on Thursday and fell into a deep ravine.

The report said that the vehicle was transporting a family of nomads to the Bahrain area of Swat when the accident occurred.

Most of the victims were children, the report said, adding the injured have been shifted to hospital with some in critical condition.

Several similar incidents have claimed the lives of dozens of people in Pakistan in recent weeks.

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