TAXILA: As many as six people died while seven others were injured in three different incidents in Attock and Taxila on Friday.

In the first incident, three persons were killed and seven others injured, two of them critically, in an accident on Hazara Road near Mohra Chowk in the jurisdiction of Hassanabdal police station.

According to police and Rescue 1122 officials, the deceased were identified as 30-year-old Roshin Din, 48-year-old Ajmal Khan and 35- year-old Husnain Shah. Ishtiaq Haroon, 30, and 45-year-old Sheraz Khan were shifted to Rawalpindi due to their critical condition.

Separately, a man identified as Mohammad Iqbal and his sister lost their lives as a result of an accident on Hakla-D.I. Khan motorway near Pindigheb.

Besides, a man died after his motorcycle was hit by a dumper on G.T. Road. Police said the man was identified as Manzoor Ahmed.

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2022

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