KOHAT: Two people, including a woman and the driver of a van, were killed when it crashed against a pole after being hit by another vehicle on Kharmatu Road here on Friday.

Another woman, said to be the daughter-in-law of the deceased woman, was seriously injured in the accident.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the van escaped the scene.

The deceased woman was identified as Saltaj Bibi, and her injured daughter-in-law, Amshad Bibi.

The van driver was identified as Hashim.

The bodies and the injured were shifted to the KDA Teaching Hospital.

The Bilitang police registered a case against the fleeing driver, and impounded his vehicle.

Published in Dawn, April 20th, 2024