17 killed as passenger van plunges into ravine in Pakistan

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: At least 17 people were killed and one woman was injured when a passenger van fell into a ravine in Pakistan's north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday night, media reported.

The van, carrying 18 passengers, was on its way to Rawalpindi city of the country's east Punjab province when the accident happened, according to Geo News, reports Xinhua news agency.

The ill-fated van was carrying passengers from the country's north Gilgit-Baltistan region, and it met with the accident in Kohistan district, the report added. - IANS

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