- Four die in Karak pile-up
HARIPUR: Five members of a same family were burnt alive after the vehicle they were travelling in caught fire on Hazara Motorway in Haripur on Sunday.
According to Rescue 1122, the fire broke out in the vehicle near Jhari Kas Interchange in which five persons, belong to Bannu, were burnt alive. On information, a Rescue 1122 team reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the trauma centre.
Four killed in Karak pile-up
Meanwhile, four people including a woman and children were killed and seven others injured in a pile-up involving multiple vehicles on Indus Highway at Spina Mor in Karak on Sunday.
According to rescuers and police, overturning of oil tanker caused slipperiness on road resulting in collision between an ambulance, a mini-truck and a car.
The accident led to the death of four people including a woman, children besides leaving seven others injured as one of the vehicle also fell into gorge after the collision.
The bodies and injured were shifted to District Headquarters and Lachi Hospitals.
Two killed as oil tanker bursts into flames
Two people were killed when an oil tanker caught fire in Talash Bangi area of Lower Dir after hitting an electricity pole.
Rescue 1122 personnel said that soon after learning about the incident, the control room dispatched three fire brigade vehicles and two ambulances to the site of the incident.
They further said that a medical team had shifted both the bodies to Timergara Hospital in an ambulance.
The personnel informed that the firefighters used foam to completely douse the flames after battling them for one and a half hours.
Besides that, they disclosed, that a seminary and two shops near the road had also caught fire, which was also put out.
