At least 11 injured as bus overturns in Lower Kohistan

KOHISTAN: At least 11 passengers on Saturday were injured when a bus overturned at Bankad Chakki in Lower Kohistan, ARY News reported.

As per the details, the accident occurred when the bus, traveling from Rawalpindi to Gilgit, lost control and overturned on the road.

Rescue 1122 Lower Kohistan reached on the spot along with their ambulances and medical teams and provided initial medical assistance to the injured on-site, after which they were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Bisham.

Three persons were later referred to Ayub Medical Complex Abbottabad for further treatment. The injured passengers have been identified as Liaquat from Mardan, Naseem from Attock, Saddam from Haripur, Izhar from Lower Dir, Rasheed Ahmed from Chitral, Sadaqat from Haripur, Rehan from Lower Dir, Ehsanullah from Bajaur, Imran from Mardan, Hazrat Hussain from Lower Dir, and Javed from Batkhela, Malakand.

Also read: Father-son duo killed in Jamshoro bus-motorcycle accident

Earlier, a father-son duo were killed in crash between a passenger coach and a motorbike on the Indus Highway near the old toll plaza in Jamshoro district.

The coach collided with the motorcycle on the highway, resulting in the death of two people and injuries to one person.

The deceased have been identified as Ghulam Nabi Gadehi and his son Ameer Ali Gadehi while Ali Hyder Gadehi, nephew, was injured in the accident.