Nine killed, ten injured in Upper Dir road accident

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PESHAWAR: At least nine passengers including women and children were killed and ten others injured when a passenger coach fell into a gorge in Chalal area in the vicinity of Patrak police station in Upper Dir district during wee hours on Monday. Police said a passenger van bearing number plate C-1775, on way to Kalkot from Mardan fell into a gorge after its driver lost control over the vehicle. As a result of the mishap nine passengers were killed and ten others injured. Police said the dead were identified as Bakht Zada, Javed, Naseeb Jana, Shaheen, Farmanullah, Sheheryar, Kulsoom, Gul Suma and Ehtesham while the injured included Rafiullah (driver), Habib Sultan, Haroon, Shahi Sultana, Ibrahim, Badshah Zada, Farishta Bibi, Bach Zadgai, Arshad, Miandam and two children named Javed and Maaz. APP