The affected people were going to Thatta Kalri lake picnic from Korangi, the condition of an injured girl is critical (Photo: File).
Karachi: A high-speed van going on a picnic on the Gulshan Hadid Mor National Highway overturned due to tire burst, as a result of which 2 people, including a woman, died and more than 14 people, including children, were injured.
According to Express News, the persons killed and injured in the accident belong to the same family and the affected persons were going to Thatta Kalri Lake picnic from Korangi. The injured were immediately shifted to Jinnah Hospital.
Among those who died in the accident are 35-year-old woman Farah, wife of Arif and 37-year-old Kaleem, son of Muhammad Sulaiman. Among the injured are 27-year-old Iqra Dokhtar Naveed, 25-year-old Atif son of Muhammad Sharif, 2-year-old Hasnain son of Arif, 36-year-old Muhammad Arif son of Muhammad Sharif, 55-year-old Nusrat Jahan wife of Muhammad Sharif, 8-year-old Ayesha Dokhtar Naveed, 8-year-old Habiba Dokhtar Naveed, 12-year-old Faria Dokhtar Arif. 4-year-old Muhammad Asif son of Muhammad Arif, 5-year-old Mahani daughter of Kaleem, 3-year-old Mah Noor daughter of Kaleem, one-year-old Hira daughter of Naveed, 5-year-old Khadija daughter of Naveed and 32-year-old Naveed son of Nadeem and others.
According to SHO Steel Town Iftikhar Arain, the dead and injured in the accident belong to the same family and are residents of Korangi.
He said that there were about 18 people including children and women in the affected van, the condition of a girl who was injured in the accident is critical.
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