A school van fell into a ravine in Shangla, killing one child and injuring 17 others, according to local sources. The accident took place near the school. All of the injured children were taken to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Alpurai for treatment.
What officials did after the crash
Shangla Deputy Commissioner Hamid Ali visited the DHQ Hospital after the incident. He checked on the injured students and received a briefing from the hospital administration on their treatment and the medical facilities available.
Officials have not publicly detailed how the van left the road or named the school in the accounts available so far. What is confirmed is the scale of the harm to the children on board and the decision to gather the wounded at the district hospital in Alpurai.
Governor’s response
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi expressed deep sorrow over the van’s fall into the ravine. He offered heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the family of the child who died, calling the loss of an innocent child’s life extremely tragic and irreparable.
The governor wished the injured children a speedy recovery and directed that the best medical facilities be provided. He told the relevant authorities not to show any negligence in the injured children’s treatment, and said the district administration and related institutions should give every possible support to the affected families.
What happens next
Focus now rests on the care of the 17 injured pupils at Alpurai’s DHQ Hospital and on support for the bereaved family. Further official findings on the cause of the Shangla school van crash have not been set out in the material available.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Shangla mein school van khai mein gir gayi. Ek bachcha is hadsay mein mar gaya aur 17 zakhmi hue. Zakhmi bachchon ko Alpurai ke zilai hospital le jaya gaya hai. Governor ne gham zahir kiya aur kaha ke ilaj mein koi ghaflat na ho.
