Man dies in road mishap
July 14, 2021
MANSEHRA: A man was killed and five others sustained injuries when a motorcar collided with a mini truck at Bedadi interchange on Hazara Expressway here on Tuesday.
The motorcar was on the way to Mansehra from Battagram when its driver lost control over the steering and the vehicle hit an upcoming mini truck.
Rescue 1122 shifted the injured occupants of the car to the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital where doctors pronounced Sher Ali as dead.
The injured, who were identified as Mohammad Yusuf, Mohammad Ihtisham, Abdul Wali and Faizullah, were referred to the Ayub Medical Complex Hospital in Abbottabad.
Three youth die in Mansehra accident
July 13, 2021
MANSEHRA: Three youngsters, including two Hazara University students, died and another one sustained critical injuries when a car plunged into a deep ravine in Battal area Sunday night.
Burhanuddin, Ali Khan and Asif Noor, all students of M.Phil, were returning to Hazara University along with a friend Mohammad Salah after spending the weekend with families when the driver lost control over the steering after leaving the longest 3km tunnel of Hazara Expressway. As a result, the vehicle skidded off the highway and fell into the ravine. The locals shifted the victims to a hospital where doctors pronounced Burhanuddin, Ali Khan and Mohammad Salah dead.
MANSEHRA: Three youth died and another sustained injuries when a car plunged into a ravine in Battle area here on Sunday night.
Burhanuddin, Ali Khan and Asif Noor, students of the University of Hazara, along with a friend, Mohammad Salah, were returning to the varsity after spending the weekend with their families when the car skidded off the Hazara Expressway after the driver lost control over the steering due to speeding.
The locals shifted the victims to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced Burhanuddin, Ali Khan and Mohammad Salah dead.
Asif Noor was referred to Ayub Medical Complex Hospital, Abbottabad, where his condition was stated to be out of danger.
The victim was identified as Madina Bibi.
The heavy rain inundated the Karakoram Highway and the Kakul Road, stranding several vehicles, motorbikes and passengers, especially near the Supply, Qureshi Pump, Jhangi, near Army Burns Hall College, opposite Ayub Medical Complex Hospital, Bilal Town and Hassan Town.
Drains overflowed because they remained choked with garbage with inner city roads also submerging in rainwater.
The downpour and windstorm also disrupted power supply as electricity poles and distribution lines were damaged due to uprooting and falling of trees on the poles, plunging the entire city into darkness.
Lightning damaged the main grid station on the Murree Road, but it was repaired quickly.