One tourist killed, three injured in road accident in Kalash valley
News Desk
CHITRAL: A tourist was killed and three others injured in a road accident in Kalash Valley, Bomburit police sources said on Saturday.
The tragic accident took place due to bumpy road conditions and torrential rain in the district. According to the police, Amjad Khan s/o Farid Khan, a resident of Timargarh, was on the way to Chitral from Kalash valley along with his friends when his car went out of control and fell into a deep ditch.
As a result, Amjad Khan died on the spot while his three companions, identified as Rehmatullah, Sohail Ahmed and Rahimullah, suffered serious injuries. After the tragic incident, local people rushed to the scene and shifted the body and injured to Ayun Rural Health Center . However, later the injured were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital, Chitral.
According to the hospital officials, the condition of all the three injured is stated to be stable.
Many of the roads in pakistan are not in the best repairs, including, some of the principal roads such as GT road which I never seen completely in good state. The off shoots and roads in remote areas are even in worse conditions. This combined with persistent heavy rains make driving conditions treacherous. Extreme care is needed.