16 die in accident

Published November 16, 2003

WANA, Nov 15: At least 16 people of an Afghan family died and several others were injured when a tractor trolley overturned at Zeri Noor in the South Waziristan Agency on Saturday.

The family was on its way from the Birmal area in Afghanistan to Pakistan to spend the winter here. Eyewitnesses said the accident took place when the tractor driver lost control. Only two of the injured, the family’s head, Almar Khan, and another man, Dastagir, were identified.

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