At least 14 people were killed and 12 others were injured when a Mazda truck fell in a ditch on Panj Pir Manawan Road in Khushab district, officials said on Saturday.
According to a press release from Rescue 1122, the truck was travelling from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu to Punjab’s Naushera when the accident occurred. District Rescue Officer Hafiz Abdul Rasheed said the accident was caused by a brake failure.
Images from the scene show the vehicle had overturned onto its side.
Rasheed added that 14 people were killed at the scene, while 12 others were injured. Rescue personnel provided on-site medical aid to four people with minor injuries. The other eight were rushed to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Naushera with “serious injuries”.
