Fog-related accidents: 2 dead, another 2 injured

FAISALABAD: Two people died on Thursday and another two were seriously injured in accidents blamed on fog. A rickshaw collided with a tractor trolley carrying construction steel near the Sudhar Bypass. The driver, 25-year-old Abid Ali, was impaled by some of the steel rods. He died on the spot. His friend Zahid Akbar was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. The second accident occurred near Bhowana. A man, identified as Altaf, lost control of his motorcycle when he tried to take a sharp turn. He was flung off his bike and hit a tree. He expired while he was being taken to Allied Hospital. His family said he had gone to visit some relatives in Abhaan village. A rickshaw driver, Kamran, received minor injuries in a pile-up on Jhang Road. A truck, two rickshaws and a car collided with each other because of the dense fog, police said.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29^th, 2012.