Road accident: Four of a family killed in mishap

The accident takes place in Dargai tehsil of Malakand.

MALAKAND:

Four people of the same family were killed in a road mishap in Dargai tehsil of Malakand on Thursday.

An official of the Wazirabad levies check post, Wahab Khan, said a man identified as Shazur Rehman, a resident of Samar Bagh, Lower Dir was en route to his village in his car from Dargai along with his family and other relatives.

Khan informed that when the car reached Musa Maina, Rehman lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a turn and the vehicle fell into a stream.

The official said they were informed by locals about the incident after which they reached the spot and pulled out all the passengers, including women and children, with the help of residents. The victims were rushed to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Dargai.

Khan said four people, including Rehman’s wife, daughters Yasim, 4, and Sadqa, 6, and a relative Pervaiz were pronounced dead at the hospital while three others were being treated for minor injuries.

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