MINGORA: Thirteen passengers were injured when a coach skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine near Chuprial area in Matta tehsil of Swat district on Monday.

The local residents said the incident occurred after the driver lost control of the coach while negotiating a sharp turn. They said 13 passengers suffered seriously injuries and that they all were shifted to the Matta government hospital, where doctors declared the condition of some dangerous.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2014

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