TIMARGARAH: A coaster going to Rawalpindi from Chitral met with an accident near Timargarah on Saturday and as a result, four women, including two from Chitral, lost their lives while 14 other passengers were injured.
Reports said the coaster collided with a security forces’ truck and overturned near the Timargarah city due to poor visibility as there was heavy rain and dust storm at the time. The injured were shifted to the Lower Dir District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital where an emergency has been declared. The bodies have been sent to the home towns of the deceased.
The deceased women were identified as Safiran Bibi, resident of Awi, Chitral; Bareeza Bibi, of Chitral; Khurshida Bibi, of Abbottabad and Safia Begum of Gujrat.
The inured included Ejaz, son of Zar Alam (Chitral), Abdul Rehman, son of Muhammad Karim (Chitral), Ahmed Zar, son of Muhammad; Ali Khan, son of Akbar Khan (Islamabad), Maqbool, son of Muhammad Sharif. — Source Panjkora News
Please please please: how long poor Chitralis will suffer from this pathetic situation. please try to make it easier for the people. Due to the monopoly of local gevernment and driver union we lost many precious lives. if lwari tunnel is complete now then why these transporter are travelling in night time. they are sleeping and making accidents.
The drivers of these passenger coasters always in a rush. They never even care when there is raining, foggy weather, driving in one way traffic etc. They have to reach there destiny as if otherwise they will get punishment or so. This leads to fatal accidents and uncompansable loss of the public.
Making excuse of stormy day for this accident is not a justification. The careless must be brought to book be it army vehicle.
So sad. May the departed souls rest in peace and injured get well soon.
So sad news to here may ALLAH get well soon all the injured.
A Allah tu hispa chitralian sora raham ko Ameen.
Ya Allah kaki haqot tori asuni hetn duro roynte bardasht koko salahiyato dt
Again ?!?!?!?!? 3 or 4 years ago while traveling on the same line my husband and I almost burned alive in such a coaster.
So sad, may the departed souls rest in peace. get well soon all the inured.