- By Ajeet Kumar
- Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:31 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pakistan accident news: At least 15 people of the same family were killed and eight others injured on Thursday when a truck overturned near a tunnel in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, rescue officials said.
The accident occurred on the Swat Motorway in the Malakand district, a spokesperson of the Rescue 1122 emergency services said.
All victims belonged to a nomadic family from the Gibral area of Bahrain Tehsil, Swat, who frequently migrate seasonally to different regions.
Upon receiving an alert, rescue services and police reached the accident site, and transported those injured and the mortal remains of those killed to the District Headquarter Hospital Batkhela.
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At the hospital, doctors confirmed 15 fatalities, while eight injured persons were provided with emergency medical treatment. Four of the critically injured were later referred to Swat for specialised care.
Among those deceased and injured were men, women, and children, according to rescue sources.
Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan where traffic rules are rarely followed and roads, particularly in rural and mountainous areas, are in poor condition.
In a similar accident, at least 11 members of a family were killed and three others injured in a road accident in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rescue officials said on September 26. The accident occurred in the Dera Ismail Khan district late on Thursday (September 25) when the brakes of the vehicle failed, causing it to plunge into a ravine. The vehicle was en route to Dera Ismail Khan from the Zhob district.
Officials further confirmed that all of the deceased belonged to the same family.
(With inputs from agency)