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Swat Motorway Crash Kills 16 From One Family Near Tunnel 3

Officials said the vehicle carried a migrating family from Swat’s Gabral valley, with four of the wounded transferred in critical condition.

Overview

  • A truck carrying seasonal migrants overturned near Tunnel No. 3 on the Malakand–Swat Motorway on Thursday, leaving 16 dead and seven injured.
  • All of the deceased belonged to a single family from the Kalam Gabral area who were traveling to Faisalabad for the winter.
  • Rescue 1122 teams and Motorway Police conducted a joint operation, moving victims to DHQ Hospital Batkhela.
  • Doctors treated seven injured patients and referred four to a hospital in Swat due to the severity of their injuries.
  • Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Fayaz said most of those who died were children, and a separate coach collision in Lakki Marwat injured 11.