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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Five killed, 17 injured in two Kohat incidents

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Five persons were killed and 17 others sustained injuries in two separate incidents in the district on Monday, sources said.

The sources said Gul Nawaz, Adil Nawaz and Wazir Akbar drowned while swimming in a lake in Sheraki area in Darra Adamkhel. The locals retrieved the bodies after hectic efforts and shifted Wazir Akbar to Liaqat Memorial Hospital in Kohat while Gul Nawaz and Adil died instantly.

Meanwhile, two passengers died and 16 others were injured when a pickup (C-1883) overturned while negotiating a sharp turn near Sherkot on Kohat-Hangu Road. Two passengers identified as Lal Qasim and Aqeed Ali were killed on the spot. Some of the injured included Naeem Hussain, Akhtar Ali, Nijat Ali, Liaqat Ali, Akhlaq Hussain, Awal Hussain and Nusrat Hussain. The injured were rushed to District Headquarters Hospital in Kohat.

Labourer Umar Ijaz Ahmad, 40, died of sunstroke while working on a construction building in College Town on Kohat-Rawalpindi Road

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