Man killed, two daughters hurt in crash
Karachi
December 25, 2020
A man died and his two minor daughters sustained injuries in a road traffic accident that occurred in North Nazimabad on Thursday. According to police, a car hit their motorbike on the road leading towards Karimabad from the Ziauddin Hospital in the city s district central. After the collision, the father died at the scene.
The body and the injured were taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where the deceased was identified as Aslam, son of Suleman, while his daughters as six-year-old Amna and eight-year-old Aliya. The deceased was a resident of Moosa Colony.
Poisonous gas claims two more lives
National
December 24, 2020
KARACHI: At least four people have died while 18 were hospitalised due to severe poisoning and allergic reactions in two separate incidents of suspected gas poisoning in the Keamari area of the city in last five days, health officials said on Wednesday.
“The latest incident of suspected gas poisoning or severe allergic reaction occurred yesterday (Tuesday) night when 13 people were brought to Dr Ziauddin Keamari Hospital with severe difficulty in breathing. Two of them died during treatment while one person was brought dead at the health facility. The remaining 11 were given treatment in the emergency room and some even requiring intensive care,” said Dr Asim Hussain, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Dr Ziaiuddin Hospitals told The News on Wednesday.
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The gas had previously claimed over a dozen lives in the densely populated neighborhood.
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The incident came to light when the Dr. Ziauddin Hospital issued a statement about its growing concern for the situation. The hospital officials said they had received 22 patients with similar symptoms and complaints in less than a week from the same vicinity, and four had succumbed to it.
According to the statement, “Tuesday night, two people were brought to the hospital in critical condition. They died during the treatment. Apart from them, 11 other patients were also brought to the hospital. They all had breathing problems and were feeling pungent odor in the air”.
Toxic gas kills two in Keamari
Toxic gas kills two in Keamari
Two people were brought to Ziauddin Hospital, Keamari, on Wednesday in critical condition, complaining of breathing troubles.
They died during treatment soon after. The family members complained that the deceased had faced similar symptoms as had been reported earlier in February this year - itchy eyes, difficulty breathing and tightness in the chest. Back in February 2020, several lives were lost and dozens of others were affected following a toxic gas leakage in the Keamari area.
Earlier on December 18, 2020, another nine people were affected by a gas leakage in the same area. The Ziauddin hospital spokesperson also confirmed these casualties and the symptoms described by the family members of the deceased.