MANSEHRA: Three people, including two women, were killed and another five sustained critical injuries when a passenger vehicle plunged into a deep ravine in Torghar district on Sunday.

The vehicle carrying passengers was on its way to Judbah from Mera Madakhail area. The driver lost control over the steering at a steep track. As a result, the vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into the ravine.

The local people rushed to scene and retrieved the injured and shifted them to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced Dalil Bacha, Zakhmina Bibi and Tanzeela Bibi as dead.

According to the doctors, the five injured were referred to Ayub Medical Complex Hospital in Abbottabad in precarious condition.

The police after lodging FIR started further investigations into the accident.

Also in the day, a man identified as Mehrdil killed his younger sister after exchanging harsh words with her over a domestic issue in Shuhoter area of Kaghan valley.

The police lodged FIR of the incident and started investigations to unearth the cause behind the murder.

Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2018