PESHAWAR, March 26: At least 11 people were killed and eight injured in an accident on the Peshawar-Kohat road on Wednesday.

According to local police, the accident occurred when a Kohat-bound flying coach collided with a truck at the Ladhavar Kanda area, in the jurisdiction of Matni police station.

Police said traffic had been diverted to one side of the road due to the ongoing reconstruction work on the road. Some of those killed in the accident were identified as Shehenshah Jan Mohammad, Habibullah, Imdad Khan, Abdullah and a woman, Farhada.

The injured were rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital. The drivers of both vehicles fled the scene.

According to APP, a woman and a child were among the injured. Police said the incident occurred when the driver of the flying-coach rammed his vehicle into the truck coming from the opposite direction while overtaking another vehicle.

THREE KILLED IN HARIPUR: Three persons, including two women, were killed and six others got serious injuries in an accident on the G.T. Road in Haripur.

The accident took place when a truck rammed into a Suzuki van, killing Mazlooma Bibi, Kali Jan and Ali on the spot while injuring Nazir Ahmed, Safdar, Abdul Razaq, Rashid Mehmood, Talat Mehmood and Nazuk Bibi.

They injured were stated to be in critical condition and were referred to the Ayub medical

Complex Abbottabad.

20 INJURED IN NOWSHERA: At least 20 people, including bride and bridegroom, were injured in road accident near the Chirat Cement factory on Wednesday.

A pick-up, carrying members of a wedding party turned upside down after colliding with the car of the bride and bridegroom.

The injured were rushed to the district headquarters hospital Nowshera. Six were said to be critically injured who were shifted to Peshawar.

Opinion

Editorial

Iran endgame
Updated 03 Mar, 2026

Iran endgame

AS hostilities continue following the Israeli-American joint aggression against Iran, there seems to be no visible...
Water concerns
03 Mar, 2026

Water concerns

RECENT reports that India plans to invest $60bn in increasing its water storage capacity on the Jhelum and Chenab...
Down and out
03 Mar, 2026

Down and out

ANOTHER Twenty20 World Cup, another ignominious exit — although this time Pakistan did advance past the first...
Khamenei’s killing
Updated 02 Mar, 2026

Khamenei’s killing

THERE is no question about it: with the brutal assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and...
NFC reform
02 Mar, 2026

NFC reform

PLANNING Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s call for forward-looking reforms in the NFC Award has reopened an important debate...
Migrant crisis
02 Mar, 2026

Migrant crisis

MIGRANT casualties represent the lifelong pain of families left behind. Yet countries do little to preserve ...