MANSEHRA: Two brothers and the guard of a deputy superintendent of police were killed and several other people were injured when a speeding truck rammed into five vehicles, including a police van, at the Hathimera interchange of the Hazara Expressway here on Tuesday, a rescue official said.

The official said that the truck was going from Rawalpindi to Gilgit when it crashed into the vehicles, leaving several people injured.

Police, Rescue 1122 personnel and residents rushed the injured to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, where doctors pronounced Mohammad Pervez, guard of DSP Shinkiari, and Zahid Ashraf and his brother, Tahir Ashraf, dead.

According to police, another brother of the deceased, who was also travelling with them in a car, was also seriously injured and referred to Ayub Medical Complex Hospital in Abbottabad.

Police confirmed that the other personnel travelling in the police van remained unhurt.

Published in Dawn, October 14th, 2026