MARDAN: Three people, including a woman, were killed and 14 others injured when a passenger coach travelling to Peshawar overturned after one of its tyres burst near the Rashakai Interchange in Mardan on Saturday.

According to Rescue 1122 officials, the accident occurred when the coach, carrying passengers from Taxila to Peshawar, went out of control following the tyre burst and overturned.

Rescue teams and ambulances from Mardan and Nowshera rushed to the scene, provided first aid to the injured and shifted them to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Meanwhile, a minor girl who lost her mother in the accident was found at the Mardan Medical Complex.

The girl, whose father was identified as Abidullah, told those present that her family lived near a hospital in Shah Alam, Peshawar.

Published in Dawn, November 1st, 2026