TAXILA: Three people lost their lives while five were injured in a road accident on Monday.

The accident happened on Hazara Road, a few yards away from the toll plaza near Shahyia Village in the jurisdiction of Hassanabdal police station.

Police and hospital sources said a recklessly driven Haripur-bound passenger van, while over taking another vehicle crashed into a car; three persons on board the vehicle, identified as Shoukat Mehmood, Azhar Mehmood and his 18-year-old nephew Faraz died on the spot.

Five other injured passengers were shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital.

Two of them, identified as Irshad and Fareeda are stated to be critical.

Hassanabdal police registered a case and started further investigation.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2021