7 died 9 Injured in road Mishap.
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: As well as 6 persons including 3 real brothers died and 9 injured badly when a passenger jeep plunged into deep Nullah (canal) at Barinu village. According to Chitral Police a passenger Toyota Jeep bearing registration No DMA 1026 was on its way from Hrusk Yarkhon Lasht of Upper Chitral to Chitral town carrying some 18 passengers. When this ill-fated jeep reached Barinus village it fell down in a deep ravine cum nullah while crossing a dangerous turn where there is no fencing or parapet wall on road side towards river bank. Dead bodies and injured persons were recovered from deep canal by Khughuzi police and local volunteers who were carried to DHQ Hospital Chitral
Those who were died were identified as Shah Hakim son of Khushi Khan of Hrusk, Imran Khan, Ihtisham Khan , Sheraz Khan sons of Nigar Khan of Maratang, Fardad Ali son of Uqabud Din (6 years), Abdul Hussan son of Rahim Nizar Shah of Oveer Charoon. Nigar Khan became unconscious at hospital when he saw dead bodies of his three sons killed in this fatal accident. Driver Sardar Hussain son of Alam Khan later succumbed to his injuries and died at DHQ hospital.
Source told that Uqabuddin was coming from Lahore who serving in Pakistan Army and his family members were coming to Chitral to receive him but unfortunately they victim of a fatal accident and his son was died while his other family members were badly injured.
Injured persons were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Chitral where some injured are telling serious. The injured persons were identified as Fidaur Rehman, Muhammad Ali, Alam Khan, Iqra Jabeen, Gul Bihar, Wife of Qurban Ali, Atia Bibi, Doctor Khan and driver Sardar Hussain of Alam Khan. Local complained that there was neither electricity nor any generator for operating Ex- Rays machine, laboratories etc while generator was running the whole night when a influential person was as admit in hospital. Reasons behind this accident is telling poor and bad condition of road and no fencing wall toward river bank on road side. Dead bodies were rushed to their native town in Alkhidmat Ambulance which was supported by former MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali. While C & W department construct side wall and protection parapet wall to save hotels and building of influential persons by constructing wall in middle of road.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572, 03159698446, 03469002167
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