Three killed, 22 others injured in fog-related incidents

Three killed, 22 others injured in fog-related incidents

Toba Tek Singh (Staff Report): At least three people, including a police officer, were killed and 22 others were injured in fog-related accidents on Wednesday night in Toba Tek Singh.

According to rescue sources, a bus and a van collided, leaving one person dead and 19 others, including five women, wounded.

On the other hand, fog caused another crash in Khairpur last night when a passenger bus and police van collided, killing two people, including one officer, and injuring three others.

Meanwhile, fog in the plain areas caused tripping of power stations disrupting power supply in most parts of Punjab.

The Met department reported that rain, snowfall and fog kept temperatures low in the country. The minimum temperature in Skardu was -8 degrees C, Gupis -7, Astore, Bagrote and Kalam -4, Malamjabba and Kalat -3, Parachinar, Murree, Rawalakot, Quetta and Dir -2. It was 3 in Lahore and Jhang, 3.4 in Dera Ghazi Khan and 3.5 in Narowal.

On the other hand, Murree received 13mm of rain, Islamabad 7mm, Rawalpindi 5mm, Balakot 15mm, Pattan 9mm, Kakul 8mm, Dir, Kalam and Malamjabba 6mm, Parachinar 3mm, Chitral, Drosh, Saidu Sharif and Mirkhani 1mm, Rawalakot 12mm, Muzaffarabad 10mm and Bagrote 1mm.

Murree recorded 5 inch of snowfall, Kalam and Malamjabba 3, and Hunza and Gupis 1.