Two FC personnel martyred in road mishap
KHYBER: Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred after their vehicle overturned in Landi Kotal, area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Monday.
According to police sources, an FC vehicle overturned due to over-speeding in the Landi Kotal area. As a result, two FC personnel sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.
Police sources said the deceased identified as Havildar Banaras and Lance Naik Ameer Jan. Police shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital for medical-legal formalities.
Earlier the day, a speeding car collided with a car parked at a signal in Islamabad, killing two people, including a mother of five children.
According to details, the tragic incident took place at the G11 signal area of Ramna police station where a speeding Corolla car hit an FX vehicle parked at the signal. As a result of the accident, two persons including a woman died on the spot while three persons including two women were seriously injured.
Sources said the passengers of the FX car were returning home after attending a wedding in Sargodha when they met with an accident.
Earlier, two soldiers of the Frontier Corps Balochistan were martyred and five others wounded when their vehicle collided with a truck near Dalbandin in Chagai district.
The FC personnel were going back to Dalbandin after performing the security duty of pilgrims when they met the accident.
The dead and injured personnel were shifted to the Frontier Corps hospital in Dalbandin where the injured were given medical treatment and later referred to Quetta for further treatment.
The martyred soldiers were identified as Sepoy Abdul Qadir and Sepoy Abdul Aziz whose dead bodies are being sent to their native places.
