At least 15 people were killed and several others were injured in a spate of road accidents across the country on Sunday.
Six people, including three children, were killed and 20 others were critically injured in a deadly road accident near Uthal area of District.
According to details, a party for marriage of Ali Hassan Baloch was going to Karachi form Bela in a wagon. The wagon overturned at Dubai Masjid between Uthal and Winder along RCD Highway when one of its tyres burst, said Lasbela Deputy Commissioner Fawad Sumro.
As a result six people including Ghulam Rasool, Bashir Ahmed, Nasreen, Nasrullah Baloch, Yasmeen and Shehla died on the spot. The bodies were shifted to Uthal District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.
Twenty people including bridegroom Ali, his father Ghulam Hyder Baloch, mother Gul Jan and a close relatives were injured. They were taken to Uthal DHQ Hospital and on the directives of Lasbela DHO Dr Muhammad Farooq Hote they were referred to civil hospital Karachi. Condition of four of them is stated to be serious.
“At least six dead including three children, and 16 injured people were brought to the hospital,” confirmed Uthal DHQ Hospital Medical Superintendent Hassanullah.
FOUR KILLED IN MUZAFFARABAD
In the meanwhile, at least four passengers were killed and five others injured Sunday when a jeep fell into River Neelum at Deevlian, some 45 kilometres away from Muzaffarabad.
According to police sources, the jeep was coming from Jheeng area of Neelum and fell into the river near Deevlian Bridge after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
As a result, Mangta Khan, Ahmad Ali, Abdul Ghafoor and Noor Begum died on the spot while five others including Nisar Ali, Raja Mir Hussain, Murtaza, Muhammad Sadiq and Muhammad Suleman were injured. The injured were shifted to Military Hospital Muzaffarabad.
THREE KILLED IN NAUSHEHRO FEROZ:
Moreover, at least three people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident near Naushero Feroz on Sunday.
According to details, a coach en route to Karachi from Peshawar collided with a truck. As a result, three people, Shabana, Gul and Mariyam were killed on the spot while 10 others were injured. The injured were rushed to a local hospital and later referred to People’s Medical College Hospital Nawabshah.
Police have lodged a case and stared investigation.
TWO SISTERS KILLED IN BADIN:
Furthermore, two sisters were killed and their father was injured when their vehicle overturned near Badin on Sunday.
Police said that a speeding jeep turned turtle as it attempted to overtake a tractor near Matli Bypass, killing the two girls on the spot. One girl was a teenager while the other was below 10 years of age. The girls’ father was wounded in the accident.
The bodies and injured were shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities.
