Three of a family killed in road mishap

According to Levies sources, the victims were on their way for a picnic in a vehicle when it overturned

Bus travelling to Sherwan from Abbottabad gets in a road accident PHOTO: FILE

KHARAN:
Three members of a family, including two women, died while eight others sustained injuries in a road mishap near Karag Ground area of Kharan district on Sunday. According to Levies sources, the victims were on their way for a picnic in a vehicle when it overturned on national highway due to over-speeding near Karag Ground, 20km away from Kharan town. As a result, two women Chandni Bibi and Nasreen Bibi and Mumtaz Ahmed died on the spot and eight others suffered wounds. The bodies and injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical aid where the injured were identified as Nasrullah, Nematullah, Hikmatullah, Gull Zar Ahmed, Siraj Ahmed, Bibi Suria, Bibi Anila, and Bibi Matoon. Some of the injured were referred to Quetta base hospital for further treatment due to their critical condition. Levies force has registered a case.


Published in The Express Tribune, January 22nd, 2018.
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