PESHAWAR ( WNAM MONITORING): At least 17 people were killed and 10 injured in a road accident on Monday in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The crash occurred when a passenger bus traveling from Swat to Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province developed a mechanical fault and stopped on the roadside. Passengers had stepped out of the vehicle and were waiting nearby when a van lost control and plowed into the crowd and the parked bus.
“At least 17 people have been killed and more than 10 injured,” Bilal Ahmad Faizi, a rescue official told , adding that three of the injured were in critical condition. Muhammad Ali, a doctor at a local hospital receiving the victims, also confirmed the death toll. Many of the passengers were traveling home ahead of Eid, one of the most important religious festivals in the Muslim calendar.
