SWABI: Three persons of a family were injured in a gas cylinder blast in a village of Chota Lahor here on Tuesday.

Police said the incident occurred in remote Bikyana village, adding the blast took place when the house owner attempted to fill gas in the compressor of a refrigerator. The blast destroyed all the valuables in the room. The locals rushed to the site after the explosion. The injured included Mohammad Ali, his 16-year-old son Ismail Khan and daughter. They were taken to Bacha Khan Medical Complex, Shahmansoor, wherefrom they were referred to a major hospital in Peshawar in precarious condition.

Meanwhile, district nazim Zahid Khan visited the house and expressed sympathies with the poor family. He said the district government would fully cooperate with the victims.

Meanwhile, two people were killed and six injured in separate incidents on Tuesday.

A report registered in Swabi police station said a van and motorcycle collided on Swabi-Mardan road near Naro Banda. As a result, motorcyclist Said Amin Jan was killed on the spot and his colleague, Nasir Ali was seriously injured.

A truck hit a motorcycle rider, identified as Shamsher Khan of Tordher village, on Swabi-Jehangira road near Tordher police post, killing him on the spot. An FIR was registered against the truck driver who escaped.

Four persons were injured when two motorcyclists collided near Badri Bridge on Topi-Zaida road. They were shifted to Bacha Khan Medical Complex, Shahmansoor. Similarly, Imtiaz Khan of Naro Banda Kalay was injured when he was hit by a motorcyclist near Gohati Bridge. He was taken to a private hospital.

Published in Dawn, February 13th, 2019