At least 3 killed, 20 injured in Risalpur road accident

At least three persons died and twenty injured when a bus met accident while heading towards Bonaire on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway on Sunday. As per details, a bus RI- 4976 was heading towards Bonaire from Karachi carrying fifty-three people to spend their holidays in the village. The driver Faqir Taj overcame by drowsiness. Resultantly, bus turned turtle and fell down from on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway. Three persons including the driver Faqir Taj S/O Shams-ur-Rehman resident of Chaman-e-Bonair, Haghi Gul and Naseem-ul-Haq died at the spot whereas four children Asad(6), Ayesha(7), Bilqees (2), Zubair (4), two ladies Rahat Begum W/O Fareedan and Taj Bro Bibi W/O Muhammad Sheereen sustained injuries whereas others comprise Yousaf Khan, Bakht Dwan, Rukhsar, Muhammad Sheereen, Naseeb Dwan, Gul Nazr(Conductor), Akbar Khan, Ajmal, Rawail Khan(Shangla Swat), Irshad, Ateeq-ur-Rehman Bonaire, Aneet and Ameer Khan etc. Injured were removed to the local hospital whereas four of them were in critical condition. Risalpur Police lodged police under sections 2-A/320/337.

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