Four killed in road accident
Four people, including a man and his wife were killed and over half-a-dozen others injured when a passenger van collided with a trailer truck near Sassi Toll Plaza on National Highway Link Road.
The incident occurred when the passenger van was en-route from Karachi to interior Sindh. The impact of the collision was so severe that the front part of the van became a mesh of crumpled metal.
Police and relief volunteers rushed to the scene immediately upon report to help the victims. After hectic efforts the bodies and the injured were taken out from the van and shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center.
According to rescue officials, the deceased included Shahid, 45, his wife Hina, 40, Farooq Gul, 60 and Allah Dino, 60. The injured passengers are currently receiving medical aid at the hospital.
The driver of the trailer fled the scene, while the Steel Town Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 1st, 2023.