13 drown as bus falls into canal near Peshawar

Around 35 passengers were travelling in the van which fell in a canal near Charsadda Road.

PESHAWAR: At least thirteen people, including eight women and three children drowned when a bus they were riding in fell into a canal near Charsadda Road on Friday, Express News reported.

The passengers were on their way to a wedding from Samarbagh, Peshawar.

Rescue officials have managed to pull 15 passengers out of the water and shifted them to a nearby hospital.

According to rescue workers, around 35 people were on board, including women and children, when it fell into the canal.

Jameel Shah, an official at Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital also confirmed the accident and casualties, saying that those killed in the crash included eight women and four children.

Rescue work to recover other passengers is underway.