Road accidents, enmities claim 33 lives during Eid holidays in KP.

MANSEHRA -- Thirty three persons were killed and 95 others received injuries in various incidents in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last two days.

Twelve people, four of them family members, were killed and 14 others sustained critical injuries in different incidents in upper parts of Hazara division on Wednesday and Thursday.

Gishpu Rafique, his son Obaidullah and their two other family members Inayatullah and Inhamullah were killed when a motorcar plunged into a deep ravine in Torkamara Pattan area of Lower Kohistan.

Meanwhile, two motorcyclists identified as Shahzada Ghafoor and Waqas Shabbir were killed when by a speeding car hit them on Karakoram Highway near Datta Mor.

In Sakhi area of Mansehra, the sister-in-law of former councillor Javed Tanoli and his nephew were killed in a road accident. Ten people sustained injuries in the accident.

A woman and her son were killed when their rival attacked their residence in Khihala Lassan Nawab area of Mansehra. Three people were injured in the attack.

In Jatka Syedain area of Torghar, a driver was killed and another person sustained critical injuries when a jeep fell into a ravine.

In Swat, seven persons were killed and about 53 others received injuries in various incidents.

A man identified as Syed Ali was killed in a clash between two groups in Kokarai area. Sanaullah from the rival group was injured in the firing.

A motorcyclist was killed when two motorbikes collided in Bahrain on the second day of Eid. The deceased was identified as Syed Hassan Kamal, a resident of Peshawar. Amjad sustained injuries in the accident.

In another incident, 11-year-old Rehman was killed when a pistol he was playing with went off in Manrai area of Shah Dherai.

Musa Khan and Tariq Khan were killed when their motorcycles collided in Bara Bandai area on the first day of Eid.

A 12-year-old boy drowned in Shahgram stream in Madyan.

A woman died while four other persons were injured when a motorcycle and rickshaw collided in Fatehpur.

Similarly, four staff members of a hotel became unconscious due to gas leakage in Kalam. They were shifted to hospital for treatment.

At least 18 persons were injured after a truck overturned in Qandeel area of Madyan.

In Dera Ismail Khan, four people were killed and four others including two brothers were injured in separate incidents.

Police said that Junaid Gandapur was shot dead in Bakhri Bazaar over a women dispute.

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