11 die in three road accidents in Pakistan

At least eleven people, including six passengers, were killed and several others injured today in three different road accidents in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar.
Six passenger were killed as a speedy pickup plunged into a deep ravine in mountainous Shangla district.
According to Shangla police, the overspeeding pickup vehicle, coming to Karora from Bisham Shangla when reached at Karry Mor, plunged into a ditch while negotiating a sharp turn in the mountainous region.
The driver sustained critical wounds. The victims belong to Bela Karora area of Shangla. The bodies were retrieved and shifted to their native areas for burial.

Meanwhile, at least two women from the same family were killed and two others injured when a car plunged into a gorge in Dir Upper district.
According to police, four members of a family were on their way to Dir Lower from Barawal area when their car plunged into a gorge new Surbat Bala area of Upper Dir.

The injured were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital while bodies of the women were shifted to their home.
In Chitral District, three persons died and eight injured as a passenger jeep fell into deep ravine in Darosh area.
According to officials, a jeep carrying passengers from Chitral to Darosh area fell into deep ravine as the driver lost control over steering while taking a sharp turn.

Three persons died on the spot and the injured were rushed to district hospital Darosh for treatment.
Medical Superintendent of Darosh Hospital confirmed that eight injured were rushed to hospital who were given emergency treatment.