MANSEHRA:At least one person was killed while 12 others sustained injuries when a Suzuki van plunged into a deep gorge at Jabori Mansehra owing to a brake failure.
According to the police sources, a Suzuki van which was carrying a female patient to shift her to the hospital when
reached at village Kharbora Geeshah Jabori due to the break failure fell into a deep gorge, resulting in one person killed
on the spot while 12 others of the same family got injured and they were shifted to King Abdullah Hospital by the locals
and police.
The body was identified as Riasat son of Shabeer resident of Kharbora Geeshah while three other injured
were declared critical including Atta Muhammad son of Sharif, Liaqat son of Zaman and Zafeer son of Gul Muhammad.
One of the injured told media that the accident took place owing to the negligence of the van driver Muhammad Nazeer
who was carrying up to 20 people and when he reached a slope, he switched off the engine as a result failed to control
the van and fell into the gorge.