HARIPUR: Afghan boy dies in accident

Published February 28, 2006

HARIPUR, Feb 27: An Afghan boy was killed and three people suffered injuries when two pick-up vans collided on Sirikot road here on Monday. Police said that a pick-up collided with a parked vehicle after hitting two Afghan boys.

Drivers of both the vehicles and two boys suffered injuries, who were taken to the DHQs hospital. One of the Afghan boys was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The boy was identified as Agha Murad of camp No 16, Haripur.

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