Three killed in accident

Published October 22, 2005

KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Oct 21: Three people were killed and four others injured in a collision between two motorcycles near Yousafabad, four kilometres from here on Thursday evening.

Eyewitnesses said the accident took place shortly before Iftar due to overloading. Six people were riding one motorcycle and three the other.

The motorcycles were going at a high speed when they crashed into each other, killing two and injuring the other seven, the witnesses said. The injured were immediately taken to the Agency Headquarters Hospital in Khaar where Manzar Khan, Yousaf Khan and Burhan died.

However, the condition of Asad Khan, Bahadar, Gul Rehman and Sher Ali Khan was stated to be critical.—Correspondent