BUNER/CHARSADDA: Nine persons were killed, and 21 others injured in separate road accidents in Buner and Charsadda districts, rescue officials said on Friday.

Five passengers were killed and 17 others injured when a speeding coach plunged into a deep ravine in the Babaji Kandaw area of Buner district.

According to a Rescue 1122 official, the injured were provided with initial medical assistance, while bodies were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Dagar.

Meanwhile, four people, including three children, died and three others were injured in separate road accidents in Charsadda on Friday, Rescue 1122 officials said.

In the first accident, a truck hit children near Tarnab Road, killing two of them and seriously injuring another.

The deceased were identified as five-year-old Mubeen and 11-year-old Saifullah, while 14-year-old Yaseen sustained serious injuries. Mubeen and Yaseen belonged to Gulshanabad Khat Korona, while Saifullah was a resident of Kheshgi.

Rescue 1122 personnel shifted the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital, Charsadda.

In the second accident, a truck collided with a motorcycle near Torlandi on Nishtar Road, killing a man, identified as Shahsawar, and his son, Hassan.

The man’s wife and one-year-old daughter, Dua Noor, were seriously injured in the collision. Rescue workers provided them with first aid before shifting them to the District Headquarters Hospital.

The family belonged to Rajjar Sheikhabad, according to residents.

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2026