- Police say crash occurred close to Saeedabad Khoro Koto Bridge.
- Victims belong to Higher Dir, Bajaur districts.
- KP CM expresses grief, and prays for deceased.
At the least 18 individuals have been killed and several other others injured in a tragic visitors accident on the Swat Expressway close to Ismaila in Rustam tehsil of Mardan district, officers mentioned on Monday.
Based on Motorway Police, the accident occurred close to the Saeedabad Khoro Koto Bridge, Ismailia, when a passenger coach crashed right into a passenger bus that was parked on the roadside attributable to a mechanical fault.
Police mentioned the parked coach had reportedly developed an issue in its generator, forcing it to cease by the roadside.
A dashing flying coach coming from behind collided with it, leading to heavy casualties.
The deceased and injured passengers are mentioned to belong to Higher Dir and Bajaur districts. Authorities acknowledged that the identities of the victims haven’t but been confirmed.
Rescue groups reached the scene shortly after the incident and rescue operations are nonetheless underway.
The our bodies and the injured have been shifted by rescue groups to hospital in Mardan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi expressed grief and sorrow over the lack of valuable lives in a visitors accident on the Swat Expressway.
The chief minister prolonged heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved households and prayed for everlasting peace for the departed souls.
Street accidents are steadily reported on highways and motorways throughout Pakistan, usually attributable to dashing, reckless driving, driver fatigue, and poor automobile upkeep, with deteriorating street circumstances additionally contributing to such incidents.
Earlier this month, not less than 5 individuals have been killed and 10 others injured when a passenger van plunged right into a ravine in Charbagh tehsil of Swat district.
— With further enter from APP
