More than 30 people were also injured in the accident – File: Photo
love: The number of people killed when a truck fell into a ditch on Habshah Noorani Road in Balochistan has reached 17 while the number of injured in the accident is 40.
According to the details, the truck of pilgrims lost control of the driver and fell into a deep ditch near Noorani cross Veerab river in Hubshah Noorani Road of Balochistan.
Initially, the dead and injured were taken to Ghulam Qadir (Civil) Hospital in Hub, from where the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi after first aid, while the bodies of the dead were taken to Karachi by Edhi Ambulances. Sohrab Goth was shifted to Edhi Mortuary.
The deceased were identified as 30-year-old Khurram son of Gul Sher, 25-year-old Deen Muhammad son of Achar, his elder brother Ghulam Nabi son of Achar, 35 years old, Pyaru son of Gul Abu, 25 years old, Mushtaq son of Salman, 20 years old, Ramu, 30 years old, only son. 40-year-old Allah Prayu son of Long, 28-year-old Amin son of Long, 25-year-old Muhaib Ali son of Ramadan, 22-year-old Saki Sohrab son of Sahib Dinu, 30-year-old Gulzar son of Lal Muhammad, 30-year-old Imam Din son of Musa, 15-year-old Jalal son of Muhammad Rafiq, 19-year-old Ali son of Ramu, 55-year-old Sahib Dino son of Allah Dino while two persons 15-year-old and 25-year-old could not be identified.
Among the injured are 26-year-old Zahid son of Maling, 25-year-old Ali Khair son of Ahmed Raza, 13-year-old Mehrab son of Lal Muhammad, 12-year-old Waseem son of Chanisar, 29-year-old Riaz Ali son of Ghulam Nabi, 5-year-old Shahzeb son of Sohrab, 40-year-old son of Chanisar. Muhammad Rahim, 20-year-old Azam son of Mubarak, 17-year-old Mehboob son of Aman, 18-year-old Ali Sher son of Muntha Umar Ali, 54-year-old Ghulam Qadir son of Yar Muhammad, 29-year-old Akram son of Molya, 14-year-old Imran son of Rafiq, 28-year-old Nawaz son of Saban Ali. 16-year-old Gul Din son of Zahid Din, 14-year-old Imran son of Rafiq, 16-year-old Gul Din son of Zahid Din, 35-year-old Niaz son of Ghulam Nabi, 45-year-old Muhammad Rafiq son of Imam Din and his brother 28-year-old Karam Ali son of Imam Din, 35 years old. Sher Muhammad son of Ramzan, 26-year-old Pappu son of Babu, 30-year-old Nawaz son of Ali Muhammad, 35-year-old Siddique son of Obayo, 35-year-old Aziz son of Parel, 35-year-old Shaukat Ali son of Ramadan, 18-year-old Rasuli son of Deen Muhammad, 18-year-old Mahbub son of Ali Muhammad 15-year-old Liaqat son of Nawaz Ali, 30-year-old Rehman son of Attar, 16-year-old Muhammad Omar son of Muhammad Urs, 23-year-old Ali Sher son of Muhammad Hanif, 14-year-old Mahbub son of Salim, 17-year-old Muharram son of Allah Bashir, 12-year-old Fayyaz son of Ghulam Nabi, 30-year-old Gulzar son of Manthar, 35-year-old Bashir son of Saheb Dino and 12-year-old Mehboob son of Bashir are included.
SHO Mukli Sub-Inspector Shaukat and DSP Mukli who, on receiving the information of the horrific traffic accident, first reached the crime scene on the basis of humanitarian sympathy and then reached the Sohrab Goth Edhi Mortuary along with the dead bodies, while talking to the media. It was said that the dead and injured belonged to village Qasim Jokhio Goth of Thatta Mukli district, all the people collected money among themselves on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr and hired a truck from the area and were going to Shah Noorani for pilgrimage at 2 o’clock in the day. .
Talking to the media, Saad Edhi said that he was informed about the incident at 11 pm, so he immediately reached the spot along with the rescue teams and the victims were immediately pulled out from the ditch, first for medical assistance. They were shifted to Civil Hospital Hub and then Karachi Civil Hospital, four of them are in serious condition, the affected people belonged to the same village who used to visit Shah Noorani Mazar every year on Eid, the rescue process was completed in two hours.
Zulfikar Jokhio, Sardar of Qasim Jokhio Goth, said that the truck driver was slightly injured in the accident, who was taken into custody by Hub Police after receiving medical aid. Reported the accident, all the dead people were doing hard work, the dead bodies of all the people will be taken to Makli Qasim Jokhio Goth for burial after bathing and shrouding.
The bodies of all the dead persons were handed over to Zulfikar, chief of Qasim Jokhio Goth. Sardar Zulfiqar said that the two persons who have not been identified will be taken to the area and identified.
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