2 Died 9 injured in road mishap.
CHITRAL: As well as two persons were died in road mishap. According to Station Head Officer (SHO) police station Drosh Mir Azam Khan a passenger Toyota vehicles bearing registration number CL 6475 was on its way from Madalasht valley to Drosh. When it ill-fated vehicle reached to sheshikoh area it fell down in a deep ravine on the bank of Sheshi koh river as a result two persons were died on the spot and 9 injured. Those who died were identified as Ameer Shah son of Qalandar Shah resident of Madaglasht and Kotani son of Rasheed resident of Sheshikoh. The injured persons are Khaliq Zaman son of Sher Zaman, Wife Sher Zaman, Shafqat Hussain son of Sher Habib, Adnan Sami son of Mir Akram Wamah Hussain son of Dilbar Khan, Ghausur Rehman son of Ajab Khan Residents of Madaglasht and Meher son of Ghulam Faqir, Sardar Akbar son of Mir Akbar and Yousuf son of Karim residents of Sheshikoh. Reasons behind this fatal incidence is telling dilapidated condition of road as there is a very bad condition passing on the Bank of Sheshi river and there is no parapet, side wall or any fencing on road towards river bank. A large number of people have been died on this road due to very narrowness and having no protection wall on river side. The injured persons were immediately to Drosh and Chitral hospital where condition of one injured is telling serious. Drosh police lodged report and started further investigations.
Meanwhile President of Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights Abdul Nasir expressed his great grief over the sad demise. He appeal the provincial as well as Federal government for releasing special fund for construction of protection wall on road side towards river bank so as to save precious lives from death in future. He said that road has been constructed by forest department some 30 years ago but never expanded never black topped until now and having so many blind turns and no side wall on this road towards Sheshi river which is passing hundred of feet below from the road.
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