3 die, 19 injured as jeep plunges into a gorge.

TORGHAR -- At least three persons died and 19 others injured when a passenger jeep fell into a deep gorge at Balkot Torghar.

Police said, a passenger jeep carrying more than 25 passengers was heading towards Balkot from Jadba fell into a deep gorge while taking a sharp turn. As a result three people including two women died on the spot and 19 others were injured.

In the presence of Deputy Commissioner Torghar Javed Ali Orakzai, ADC Abdul Wajid and District Police Officer (DPO) Hafiz Janis Khan locals and police force conducted the rescue operation.

The injured were shifted to Jadba hospital where the minor injured were given first aid and discharged and injured with critical...

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