Road Accident: Four of a family killed, 12 injured

MANSEHRA: Four people of a family, including three children and a woman, were killed while 12 others were injured when a Datsun Pickup fell in a gorge on Monday. Police and witnesses claimed that the likely cause of the accident was overloading. Police said the vehicle was on its way to Kaghan carrying 16 passengers and some goats among other things. At a sharp turn, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it fell into a deep ravine killing three children instantly.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 17^th, 2012.