Ziarat, July 17, 2024: At least five tourists lost their lives and two were injured on Wednesday in a vehicle accident in Ziarat city, Balochistan.
According to police officials, rescue workers arrived at the scene after receiving information about the accident involving a tourists’ vehicle on Domera-Ziarat road.
The rescue workers transported the bodies and the injured to the nearby District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.
All the victims and injured were from Quetta city in Balochistan and had come to Ziarat for a tour, police said.
Earlier this month, at least two tourists died and three others were injured in a car accident in Chitral. The incident, which claimed the lives of two tourists, occurred in Ashrit due to a damaged road.
Locals reported that the 18-kilometer unfinished road of the Lowari tunnel has caused several accidents in the recent past.
On July 12, at least 10 people were injured when a tourist van crashed in the Daman-e-Koh area of Islamabad. The incident happened when the van, carrying tourists from Gujrat, overturned due to brake failure. Miraculously, the van did not plunge into the ravine.
The injured were taken to a nearby hospital where they received necessary treatment.
