KASUR: At least four persons died and 12 others injured on Tuesday in accidents on different roads because of the poor visibility caused by heavy fog that blanketed plains of Punjab.

In the first incident, three members of a family were killed and 11 others injured when the van they were travelling in turned over due to dense fog on Multan Road near Arien Model Farm.

The family was on its way home to Okara from Lahore after attending a wedding.

Several other vehicles also collided with each other following the accident. Motorists suffered minor injuries and were provided first aid by Rescue officials.

According to Rescue 1122, a van carrying 14 members of a family was on its way to Okara from Lahore amid a thick blanket of fog that had engulfed the national highway on Tuesday.

Ashraf Ali and his sister Rani Bibi died on the spot, while the remaining were rushed to Pattoki THQ Hospital. Four of the injured, including Muhammad Aslam, Samina Bibi, Abdul Razzaq and Akram, were referred to teh Jinnah Hospital in Lahore owing to their critical condition. However, Aslam died of his injuries on the way to hospital. Police were looking into the matter.

NAROWAL: The driver of a school van, that was going to pick students, was critically injured when it was hit by a train, Lasani Express, at a level crossing near Domala railway station because of the heavy fog on Tuesday morning.

As per Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hurmat Ali, when Lasani Express, coming to Narowal from Sialkot, reached near the Domala railway station, a coaster van going from Domala to Noonar Road to pick students, was crossing the railway track that was without a gate.

He said due to heavy fog, the driver could not see the train coming that hit the vehicle. As a result, driver Amir Ali (29) was critically injured.

On being informed of the accident, a team of Rescue 1122 reached the spot, provided first aid to the driver and shifted him to the Narowal District Headquarters Hospital.

According to the duty doctor at the emergency ward of the DHQ hospital, the driver was later referred to a hospital in Lahore due to his critical condition.

TOBA TEK SINGH: A Fesco employee died when his motorcycle rammed into a mini truck parked along the Jarranwala Road near Al-Shifa Hospital.

Muhammad Aqeel, 48, was going to his office when the accident occurred because of a heavy fog.

Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2022