ABBOTABAD:
Six persons were killed, while five others were hospitalised in various incidents in Hazara on Friday.
A man and his two sons were buried in a landslide triggered by excavation in Khamra Bodla village in Havelian, according to the police.
Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf and his sons Saquib and Shahbaz were digging land for construction when a heavy mass of debris trapped them underneath.
Locals tried to rescue them, but only succeeded in retrieving their bodies after two hours, eyewitnesses said.
In the second incident, two persons were killed, while three others were hospitalised after consuming homemade liquor.
Five friends from Khoe Kaman Khanpur had distilled homemade liquor, said the police.
The liquor was poisonous and all five fell unconscious after consuming it. They were taken to Khanpur hospital, where two of them were pronounced dead. The other three were referred to Ayub Medical Complex Abbottabad in critical condition.
The third death was reported from Balakot, where a Suzuki pickup ran over three persons, killing Muhammad Iqbal on the spot.
Two persons, including a minor boy were critically injured and taken to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2012.
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