BAHAWALPUR: Two men died while sixteen others, including five women, suffered injuries in three fog-related road accidents across the district on Tuesday.

According to District Emergency Officer (DEO) Baqir Hussain of Rescue 1122, an AC bus coming to Bahawalpur from Karachi, skidded off the road due to a heavy fog because of poor visibility and overturned near Uch Sharif, about 70km from here.

As a result, two unidentified passengers died on the spot, while 13 others were injured.

Of the injured passengers, five identified as Zubair, Azfar, Gohar Saqib, Ms Naila Kazmi and Haider Mustafa, were shifted to Rural Health Centre (RHC), Tarinda Muhammad Panah, while four others — Sobar Khan, Iqra Bibi, Zohaib and Akhtar Bibi — to Ahmedpur East THQ hospital.

Two of them, Waziran Bibi and Younus, were admitted to Uch Sharif RHC, where their condition was stated to be serious, while two others, Fazal and Ms Palnasa, were discharged after being provided first aid.

Published in Dawn, January 3rd, 2024