Five people were killed when a three -wheeled vehicle fell into a channel in the Gohati area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi on Monday, according to rescue officials.
Bilal Ahmad Faizi, KP Rescue 1122 spokesman, said Dawn.com that 14 people were aboard the Rickshaw when he fell to the channel.
“A rescue operation was launched shortly after the incident and eight rescued people, one was injured and five died whose bodies were recovered,” he said.
Faizi added that three bodies were initially recovered, while the fourth and fifth bodies were left separate later.
He said that women and children were aboard the Rickshaw, which was overloaded, causing the accident.
Fatal accidents are common on roads in the mountainous regions of the country due to violations of traffic rules, treacherous land and poor infrastructure.
A car bound for Swat immersed himself in a ravine in the Matta Aghwan area of the Shangla district of KP on Saturday, which resulted in the death of four local tourists.
At least five family members died and three others were seriously injured on March 27 when a Jeep plunged into a ravine in the Shangla Kotkay area in the midst of slippery conditions and heavy rains.