Four people were killed when a rickshaw carrying them plunged into a deep ravine in the Shah Gai Dusrakai area of Ali Masjid in Khyber district’s Jamrud tehsil on Friday,.
According to details, the accident occurred within the jurisdiction of Ali Masjid Police Station. Sources said the victims had travelled to Jamrud to attend a programme and worked as traditional drum players.
After attending the programme, they were returning to Peshawar in a rickshaw when, due to darkness, the vehicle driver lost control which then fell into a deep ravine at Shah Gai Dusrakai.
One of the dead persons was later identified as Mohammad Yasin, son of Mohammad Nasir, who is a resident of Peshawar.
Soon after receiving the report, Rescue 1122 medical teams rushed to the spot, and the bodies were shifted to Jamrud Civil Hospital, where the families arrived and identified their loved ones.
After the necessary legal formalities were completed, the bodies were handed over to the families.
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