HARIPUR: Four young men lost their lives, while two others sustained minor injuries, in a tragic road accident involving a speeding oil tanker and two cars near Sarai Saleh in Haripur. The incident has plunged a neighbourhood into mourning, as all four deceased belonged to the same locality.
According to initial reports, the victims were travelling back to Haripur from Abbottabad after having a meal. The occupants of both cars were friends and were returning together when the fatal collision occurred near Sarai Saleh.
Sources said the accident began when one car collided with an oil tanker. The second car subsequently went out of control and crashed into the tanker, resulting in a devastating accident involving all three vehicles.
The deceased were identified as 23-year-old Umar Mehtab, 28-year-old Shamir Javed, 19-year-old Saif-ur-Rehman, and 25-year-old Ahsan Shah. All four young men belonged to Darvesh Mohalla Khajuran Wala in Haripur.
Following the incident, Rescue 1122 teams promptly reached the scene and carried out rescue operations. The bodies of the deceased and the injured were shifted to the Trauma Centre in Haripur, where the injured received medical attention.
The deaths have left families, friends, and neighbours devastated. The loss of four young lives from a single neighbourhood has deepened the grief across the community, with residents mourning the sudden tragedy.
