Three persons killed in road accident in Karak

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Three members of a family were killed in a road accident on Friday. Three persons, Basirullah, Nabeel and Rauf of Algadi area in Karak were killed when their motorcycle rammed into a car on the Indus Highway near Tableeghi Markaz.


The relatives of the deceased registered a first information report (FIR) against the motorcar driver in Karak Police Station but the accused escaped. In another incident, five persons were seriously injured when two motorcycles collided head-on in Latambar area. The injured, identified as Najeeb, Daraz, Ayub, Asad and Raham Nawaz, were rushed to the nearby health centre but were later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital because of their critical condition.

Moreover, three persons were injured when a car overturned in Sicot area because of speeding. The injured including Noor Wali Khan, Azam Khan and Gul Wali were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital, Karak, for treatment. Two of the injured were later shifted to Peshawar.

Meanwhile, Wazir tribesmen residing in Karak continued to visit the Zebi dam and Lawagher dam for picnic during the Eidul Azha holidays despite imposition of Section 144 on the visit to dams because of growing incidents of drowning.