<p>Twenty-two wedding guests were killed when the rickshaw they were riding in fell into a canal in northwestern Pakistan, police said Wednesday at the end of a recovery mission.</p>.<p>The three-wheeler was overloaded with 29 people when the accident happened on Monday, near the city of Dera Ismail Khan.</p>.<p>"We have recovered 22 bodies which include 16 women and six children", Muhammad Ramzan, a senior police official, told AFP.</p>.<p>The victims were from the same extended family, and at least seven of them were from the same household, he added.</p>.<p>Seven people were rescued.</p>.<p>Bilal Muhammad Faizi, a spokesman for the local rescue agency, confirmed the death toll and said the last bodies were retrieved on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Rickshaws are a common mode of transport across Pakistan, and accidents occur frequently.</p>.<p>Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, mostly blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.</p>
<p>Twenty-two wedding guests were killed when the rickshaw they were riding in fell into a canal in northwestern Pakistan, police said Wednesday at the end of a recovery mission.</p>.<p>The three-wheeler was overloaded with 29 people when the accident happened on Monday, near the city of Dera Ismail Khan.</p>.<p>"We have recovered 22 bodies which include 16 women and six children", Muhammad Ramzan, a senior police official, told AFP.</p>.<p>The victims were from the same extended family, and at least seven of them were from the same household, he added.</p>.<p>Seven people were rescued.</p>.<p>Bilal Muhammad Faizi, a spokesman for the local rescue agency, confirmed the death toll and said the last bodies were retrieved on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Rickshaws are a common mode of transport across Pakistan, and accidents occur frequently.</p>.<p>Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, mostly blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.</p>