Four killed in Lower Dir accidents

TIMERGARA/TAKHTBHAI: Four persons were killed and two others injured in two different road accidents in the limits of Ouch Police Station here on Friday.

Two youth identified as Zulfan Khan and Anwar were killed and their friend Suleman was injured when a car plunged into a ravine on Laram Top road near Kaso Morr. However, Suleman also succumbed to injuries on way to the hospital. The residents said that three friends from Takht Bhai, Mardan, had gone to the snow-clad Laram Top on a trip.

On their way back, their car plunged into a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn at Kaso. Also, in the day a man Muhammad Nazir was killed and two others were injured when a Suzuki pick-up hit a roadside tree at Shehbaz Shaheed Chowk in Ouch. Police said the driver lost control over the vehicle that hit the tree.