4 killed, 25 injured in road crash on Sirinagar Highway

By Asghar Ali Mubarak

ISLAMABAD: Four people were killed and 25 injured after a coaster and a passenger Suzuki pickup collided on the Islamabad-Srinagar highway, early Sunday morning. The accident took place near the Police Lines traffic light when the pickup jumped the signal and smashed into the coaster. According to rescue officials, passengers in the coaster were all labourers who worked at the airport. The bodies and injured people have been moved to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences; PIMS Hospital. The hospital administration said that the people killed were identified as 54-year-old Gul Khan, 44-year-old Alim Jan, 36-year-old Naseem Khan and an unidentified individual while a 25 year old injured was shifted to the hospital for emergency treatment.