15 passengers injured as car falls into ravine in Islamabad

Accident takes place near Daman-e-Koh; van was enroute from Shaheeda village to Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: At least fifteen passengers sustained injuries on Saturday when a car fell into ravine near Daman-e-Koh in Islamabad, Express News reported.

The van was en route from Shaheeda village to Rawalpindi when the accident took place.

According to initial reports, the brakes of the vehicle had failed. Soon after the incident, Rangers shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.

On Friday, at least six passengers were killed and three others were injured when a car plunged into the Indus River near Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district.

Read: Six passengers killed as car plunges into River Indus in K-P

The accident took place at Monji area, two kilometers away from Besham Bazaar.