CHITRAL: The deputy commissioner of Lower Chitral was injured in a road accident inside the Lowari Tunnel on Friday morning when his official vehicle collided with a freight truck.
According to preliminary rescue and administrative reports, Deputy Commissioner Maqbool Hussain was travelling through the 8.5-kilometre-long tunnel when his vehicle crashed into the truck. The collision badly damaged the front of the official vehicle.
Emergency rescue teams and security personnel reached the site shortly after the accident and evacuated the deputy commissioner from the vehicle. He was provided initial medical treatment and shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Upper Dir.
Rescue officials said the injured official was later referred to Peshawar for further treatment. His condition was reported to be out of danger.The accident also disrupted traffic inside the tunnel for some time. Minor queues formed on both sides while rescue personnel cleared the wreckage from the roadway.
