SWABI: A tragic incident occurred in the Yar Hussain area of Swabi when an old and dilapidated roof collapsed, resulting in the death of a 12-year-old child and leaving four others, including three women and another child, seriously injured. According to rescue sources, the incident took place in the early hours of the morning.
The deceased child has been identified as Ayan, aged 12. A 10-year-old child, along with three women aged 35, 40, and 61, suffered severe injuries and were rushed to Kalu Khan Hospital by rescue teams for immediate medical attention.
Rescue sources confirmed that the collapse was due to the poor condition of the roof, which had not been properly maintained for years. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, but initial reports suggest the old structure may not have been able to withstand the weight, leading to this tragic accident.
The community has been left shaken by the incident, and local officials have urged residents to be cautious about the structural integrity of old buildings. Meanwhile, rescue teams continue to assess the damage, and efforts to assist the affected families are underway.
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As many as three persons of a family, including father and son of Neki Khel, a sub-tribe of Zakha Khel, died when a Peshawar-bound vehicle was washed away in a flash flood here in Wali Khel village of tehsil Landi Kotal district Khyber on Saturday, police and locals said.
They said that the ill- fated persons boarded a taxi car when their vehicle was washed away in a heavy flood.
Later on the bodies were retrieved in the Gorgora and Ali Masjid area and were shifted to a health center for medico-legal formalities, they said. The deceased were identified as Qadoos, son of Fareed; Fazal Muhammad and his son Niaz Muhammad Afridi of Neiki Khel village.
The incident was so sudden that the flood could not provide an opportunity to the victims to escape, an eyewitness said. The taxi vehicle was also destroyed in the flood, they said.
