18 killed in road accidents in Swat, Manshera, Chaman

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SWAT/MANSHERA/CHAMAN, July 13(ABC): At least 18 persons were killed and several other were wounded in three separate accidents in Swat, Manshera and Chaman on Tuesday, reported.

According to details, 10 persons were killed and several other were wounded when a bus carrying tourists plunged into a deep ravine in Gabeen Jaba area of Swat

Rescue 1122 teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured to hospital. Rescue sources also said that four injured persons were in critical condition.

The second accident occurred in Garhi Habib Ullah area of Manshera where three women of the same family were killed when a pick-up fell into a gorge.

The ill-fated pick-up was carrying tourists from Mengora to Malam Jaba when it fell into a gorge near Manshera. At least five persons were also wounded in the accident who were later shifted to Civil Hospital Garhi Habib Ullah.

At least five persons were killed and seven other were wounded in yet another accident in Chaman, the border city of Baochistan, where a vehicle plunged into a ravine.

Levies and police reached the spot after the accident and shifted the dead and injured to hospital.