Six tourists injured as car skids off a cliff near Gorakh Hill

Author: Imdad Ali Khushik

DADU: Six tourists, on their way to Gorakh Hill Station, sustained severe injuries in a fatal accident on Saturday when their car skided off a cliff near Khawal Luk.

The hill station is located at about 100 kilometres from Dadu in Sindh, and the road to it is strewn with obstacles.

Reportedly, the Gorakh Hills Development Authority (GHDA) project director Gulzar Ali Khushk said that all necessary medical treatment was being provided to the injured at the Wahi Pandhi Hospital.

He has been advising tourists to get guidance from the GHDA’s contact office in Dadu City before approaching Gorakh Hill.

The medical officer Dr Zubair Ahmed said that four of the injured were in critical condition, and recommended shifting them to Karachi.

Published in Daily Times, August 5th 2018.

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