SHANGLA: Five people were killed and as many were injured when two cars, while overtaking each other, fell into a ravine in Bisham on Saturday.

An official at Bisham police station said the two over-speeding cars coming from Karora area fell into the gorge at Kerai area. They said soon after the accident police and people rushed to the scene and retrieved the four bodies and six injured from the gorge and took them to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Bisham, where an injured succumbed to his wounds, while the five others, after being provided first aid, were referred to Saidu Teaching Hospital, Swat, as their condition was critical.

The deceased were identified as Yamqash of Dunai Karora, Mohammad Daggar and Sherin Bashir of Barkana, Khan Mohammad of Guli Butt, and Haider Ali of Dunai, while the injured were identified as Momin Khan, Sabir Khan, Manzoor Ahmed, Dildar Hashmi and Mohammad Rasheed.

Police said the accident occurred due to over-speeding and absence of safety fences along the Swat-Bisham road.

FOREST GUARD KILLED. A forest guard was shot dead by rivals while coming back home after performing duty in Kohistan.

A police official said, the slain, Taskeel Mohammad, was coming to his Shang village in Bisham, when his rivals shot him dead. The alleged killers were named Mohammad Bashar and Mohammad Afzal, who managed to escape from the area.

Tre local people shifted the injured forest guard to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Bisham, where doctors referred him to Abottabbad. But, he succumbed to his injuries on the way.

Later, police claimed to have arrested the alleged killers and registered the case against them on the report of family of the slain. The killing was result of an old enmity.

Published in Dawn, June 26th, 2016