Five die as truck runs over shoppers

Source Dawn

At least five people were killed and several others injured when a 10-wheeler truck ran over them in the main bazaar of Lachi town of Kohat on Friday. The truck also crushed three vehicles.

The truck (TKM-1198) was going to Kohat when the driver lost control over it, first hitting an electricity pole and then running over people who were busy shopping in the bazaar. Five shoppers were killed and several others injured. The giant truck also hit three vehicles, destroying them completely.The accident caused the worst kind of traffic jam on the Indus Highway. A large number of cars, trucks and passenger vehicles were stranded on the road in sweltering heat.
The Lachi police arrested the truck driver, Bakhtawar, resident of Bannu, and impounded the truck.