HARIPUR, Sept 20: A man was killed and five others, including a woman, were injured critically when four vehicles collided on the Sirikot Road near Panian, some four kilometres from here, on Saturday.

According to eyewitnesses and police, a Suzuki Carry en route the Nara Belgran village carrying six persons when reached near the Panian police post on the Sirikot Road collided head-on with another Suzuki Carry, which was then hit by another approaching pickup and a car.

The man killed in the accident was identified as Abdul Hakeem, son of Akbar Ali.The injured, Farhat Bibi, Banaras, Nawaz Khan, Naseem and Nawab Khan, were admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Haripur.

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