DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Eighteen persons, four women among them, were injured when a truck collided with a passenger coach due to foggy conditions near Yarik toll plaza here, rescue officials said on Tuesday.
Rescue 1122 media coordinator Aizaz Mahmood told Dawn that the coach was coming from Lakki Marwat. He said four of the injured were stated to be in critical condition.
A rescue team reached the spot soon after receiving information about the accident and provided first aid to the injured, and later shifted them to a hospital.
Meanwhile, robbers took away five tola gold and Rs55,000 cash from a house in Thoya Siyal area in the limits of the Cantonment police station.
A police official said unknown robbers entered the house of Mohammad Munir, a technician at a local sugar mills, and decamped with five tola gold and Rs55,000.
The family members were not present at the house when the robbers struck.
The police registered a report of the incident and started further investigations.
Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2022
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