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At least 16 people, including women and children, have been killed and six others injured after a high-speed passenger van rammed into a stationary bus on the Swat Expressway near Mardan. Motorway Police attribute the horrific crash to driver negligence, and emergency responders have shifted all casualties to the Mardan Medical Complex.
At least 16 people, including women and children, have been killed and six others injured after a high-speed passenger van rammed into a stationary bus on the Swat Expressway near Mardan. Motorway Police attribute the horrific crash to driver negligence, and emergency responders have shifted all casualties to the Mardan Medical Complex.
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by News Desk
2026-05-25
At least 16 people, including women and children, have been killed and six others injured after a high-speed passenger van rammed into a stationary bus on the Swat Expressway near Mardan. Motorway Police attribute the horrific crash to driver negligence, and emergency responders have shifted all casualties to the Mardan Medical Complex.

ncident Summary:

  • Location: Swat Expressway (near Rustam/Mardan district), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

  • The Crash: A passenger van traveling from Rawalpindi to Dir rammed into the back of a stationary passenger bus.

  • The Bus Status: The bus, which was traveling a long route from Karachi to Buner, had pulled over and parked on the roadside due to a mechanical breakdown (reported as a generator/technical fault).

  • Casualties: At least 16 to 17 fatalities reported, with 6 to 7 others injured.

  • Emergency Response: Rescue 1122 and Motorway Police shifted the victims and injured to the Mardan Medical Complex, where multiple individuals remain in critical condition.

Expressways and motorways are designed for high-speed transit, meaning any stationary vehicle on the shoulder or roadside poses an extreme hazard if proper emergency reflectors aren't placed far behind the vehicle, or if oncoming drivers experience a lapse in concentration.

An investigation is underway to determine the exact timeline and whether visibility, lack of warning indicators from the broken-down bus, or absolute driver negligence was the primary trigger.
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