v A few days ago, a very serious accident on the road in front of
our school It was recess time and most of us had gathered, in small groups,
under the trees beside the road. We saw two large cars approaching us from
opposite directions. When the cars were within ten yards of each other both of
them left their respective sides of the road and headed towards each other.
There was a head-an-collision. The impact was so heavy that it attracted the
attention of almost all people in the neighborhood. In a few minutes, there was
a lager crowd surrounding the two cars, both of which had been overturned.
Their engines had been completely wrecked and the drivers and the passengers in
the front seats had been killed. Those sitting behind had been seriously hurt
and shocked. Luckily, neither of the vehicles had caught fire.
v I ran straight to the school, office and rang for the police and
the ambulance. Meanwhile the members of Ehdi Ambulance Brigade from our school
had reached the spot. With the help of some onlookers, they lifted the cars and
helped the passengers still alive to get out. Most of them were unconscious and
others were groaning with pain, They also gave them whatever medical aid they
could.
v A few minutes later, an ambulance and a police van arrived at the
scene. The policemen took some measurements of the road. They took no
statements as both the drivers had died and the survivors among the passengers
were unconscious. The attendants and nurses in the ambulance, party had great
difficulty in extracting the bodies of those dead inside the smashed cars. Many
of the helpers could not bear' the sight of the grisly task they had to do some
even fainted. While the dead bodies were being pulled out, the wounded
passengers were removed to hospital for treatment.
v The road where the accident had taken place presented a horrible
sight. There were puddles of blood all over the place. Scattered here and there
were pieces of flesh torn from the dead bodies.
v The wrecked vehicles were removed to the traffic office. They are
still lying there, as a grim reminder of What may happen when people get
careless on the road.
Write By Hasnain Muneer
