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10 killed as jeep falls into ditch in Pakistan

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IANS Islamabad

At least 10 people, including six women, were killed when a speeding jeep fell into a ditch in Pakistan on Friday morning.

The speeding jeep, going from Balakot to Sangar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Mansehra district, tumbled into the ditch when the driver lost control, Dawn online reported.

As a result, 10 people, including six women belonging to the same family, were killed while three others sustained injuries.

According to police sources, the accident took place when the family was on its way back home after receiving at the airport a relative who had just returned from Umrah.

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First Published: Mar 20 2015 | 1:56 PM IST

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