14 killed in two separate incidents in K-P

Roof collapse kills eight, while a road crash leaves six people dead


News Desk June 05, 2018
Roof collapse kills eight, while a road crash leaves six people dead PHOTO: EXPRESS

At least 14 people were killed in two separate incidents in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.

According to Express News, the roof of a house collapsed in North Waziristan's Shawaal tehsil, leaving eight members of a family dead. Four women were among the deceased.

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Frontier Corps personnel recovered bodies from under the rubble, after which they were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Locals informed officials that the house belonged to a man named Shakoor Khan and the deceased included his relatives, Sher Khan, Malik Rana, Najibullah, Shahidullah, Rehmatullah, Gul Kalama, Naila, Shad Bibi and others.

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Six people died in a road crash when a passenger van caught fire on the Indus Highway, Express news reported.

The van was bound for Dera Ismail Khan caught fire after it collided with a truck. Among the passengers, 12 people also sustained critical injuries.

Police reported that the bodies have been shifted to a hospital and the identification process is underway.

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