Fog-related accidents: 2 dead, another 2 injured
A rickshaw collided with a tractor trolley carrying construction steel near the Sudhar Bypass.
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 29th, 2012.
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 29th, 2012.