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Six of a family drown as vehicle ends up in canal

Rescue official said overloading led to the accident

SWABI (Dunya News) - Six members of a family drowned when the vehicle they were travelling by ended up in canal on Tuesday.

District Emergency Officer Awais Babar said 14 members of a family were travelling by a vehicle, which veered off the road and fell into Gohati canal.

Rescuers saved eight of the passengers while six others – three women and three children - drowned.

The rescue official said overloading led to the accident and an investigation would be launched.  

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