Man injured in pile-up
The road was extremely slippery and caused difficulties in rescue operation
MUZAFFARGARH:
A man was injured after many vehicles collided with one another on a section of Multan-Muzaffargarh Road late Wednesday night after a truck left the highway slippery with grease leaking out of its tank, rescuers said on Thursday.
A truck loaded with grease started leaking the chemical on its way from Muzaffargarh to Multan leaving a section of the highway from Mahmood Textile Mills to Chenab bridge dangerously slippery. The grease on road caused a traffic mess amid darkness of the night.
It caused vehicles to collide with one another. A man was injured seriously who was shifted to DHQ hospital after first aid. The road was extremely slippery and caused difficulties in rescue operation.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 23rd, 2020.