Fatal accident: One killed, five injured as roof caves

Roof of house collapsed in Malakabad when family was having breakfast.

MINGORA: A minor girl was killed and five others were injured when the roof of a house caved in due to heavy downpour in Malakabad, Fizagat on Wednesday morning. Saidu Teaching Hospital Casualty Incharge Dr Mian Gul Alam said six injured members of a family were brought to the hospital at around 9am. Owner of the house, Muhammad Nawab, who was also injured, said his family was having breakfast and it was raining heavily outside when the roof of the house collapsed on them. Neighbours rushed to the house, pulled out the injured from under the debris and shifted them to the hospital. Shazia, however, could not survive and later succumbed to her injuries. Dr Alam said the victims were administered first aid while two of them were admitted due to fractures.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 6^th, 2014.