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Minibus plunges into ravine, killing 11 in Pakistan

Minibus plunges into ravine, killing 11 in Pakistan | iNFOnews.ca
Pakistan's Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan speaks during a press conference in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Khan, expressed his displeasure over army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor's tweet, saying state "institutions don't talk to each other by tweets." Pakistan's army rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to sack an adviser over his connections to a reporter who wrote an article last year saying there is a rift between civilian and military leaders over efforts to combat militancy. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Original Publication Date: April 29, 2017 4:14PM
Publication Updated: April 26, 2025 5:13AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani police say a minibus has plunged into a ravine in the mountainous northwest, killing 11 people.

Police official Ismail Khan says another nine people were injured in the Sunday road accident in Upper Dir district, on the way to Chitral Valley. He says the road was slippery after rain.

Road accidents are common in Pakistan due to a lack of infrastructure, poorly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

Abbey Westbury

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