Two killed, five injured in Chitral road accidents

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CHITRAL: A man and a woman were killed and five others injured in two road accidents in Lower Chitral district here on Monday, the police said.

They said that in the first incident, a woman died when a jeep veered off the Booni Road in Mori Lasht area due to over-speeding.

They said that her minor daughter sustained serious injuries and was referred to a hospital in Peshawar.

In the second road accident, a jeep plunged into a ravine while negotiating a turn in Tingel village of Sheshi Koh valley, killing a man and injuring four others.

The deceased was identified as Kashif Ahmed, who died on the spot. The four injured persons were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Drosh.

Published in Dawn, August 15th, 2023

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