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.—INP
