Three killed, 10 injured in Mansehra road accident

Author: APP

At least three people were killed while 10 others sustained injuries after a passenger van plunged into a ditch on Monday near the Patlang area of Mansehra district. As reported by a private news channel, the accident occurred due to a malfunction in the vehicle’s brakes, causing the van to veer off the road and plunge into a ditch. Police and rescue teams promptly responded to the scene, and transported to a civil hospital in Balakot for medical treatment. Police sources confirmed that among the injured were women and children and condition of a few were reported critical and were subsequently transferred to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital Mansehra. The injured were promptly Further investigation into the incident was underway, said the police.

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