Four people died on the motorway: What is the system of checking accommodation and food?

Motorway But four members of the same family death The matter has not been resolved yet.

According to police spokesperson Sargodha, the police had received a complaint but the post-mortem report of the four deceased persons will be received tomorrow, Wednesday. According to the report, action will be taken, but no one has been arrested yet.

According to Motorway spokesperson Imran Shah, ‘Motorway Police and Food Authority officials have taken action on all stores including restaurants located on the Motorway accommodation and food premises this week and fined those who sell hazardous and over-the-counter products from three lakh rupees. Excessive fines have been imposed.’

According to Umar Qasim, the driver of the vehicle who was found unconscious at the scene, ‘When the mother’s health worsened, she went out of the interchange near Khanqah Dogran and bought juice and patties from a bakery, after eating which everyone became ill. had gone.’

According to the public relations department of the National Highway Authority (NHA), the local administration has the power to check the quality and prices of food and drink at all the stores located on the motorway. FWO acquired the system from NHA on a 20-year lease in 2017. They are the ones who lease space to everyone in these places adjacent to the motorway and they are the ones who determine the prices.’

How did the incident happen?

A family living in Lahore was going to Islamabad on Friday in their personal Honda Civic vehicle. Meanwhile, four people including three women were found dead while the driver was found unconscious. Speaking to Independent Urdu, Umar Qasim, the driver who survived in the car, said, “I don’t know how the car stopped on the side because I was unconscious.” Earlier, as soon as we left Lahore on the motorway, my mother’s health worsened, so we went out of the Khanqah Dogran Interchange and bought juice and patties from a store as we were far away from staying and eating. After we ate juices and patties, near the Bhera Interchange, everyone’s condition started to deteriorate and I lost consciousness.’

He said that ‘Later, when I went to the nearest hospital and regained consciousness, I found that my mother, 55-year-old Romila, my sister, 25-year-old Samar, who was married two months later, 30-year-old sister-in-law, whose name was Meher. My six-year-old nephew Aun Ali had died.

‘They reported to their home in Lahore, they came and brought the bodies home. Our residence is near Lakshmi Chowk and he is buried in his ancestral graveyard. The application has been given to the police, but the post-mortem report of the deceased has not been received yet. From which it can be known what is the real cause of his death.’

According to Sargodha Police Spokesperson Abid Hussain, local police also arrived at the incident along with the Motorway Police. How this incident happened to the victim’s family, action will be taken after the post-mortem report of the bodies. Because it cannot be said definitively what was in the juices or patties bought from the bakery that caused the death of four people.’

What is the system for checking the quality and prices of goods at motorway accommodation and food?

In response to this question, Sabatin Raza Lodhi, an officer of the NHA Public Relations Department, while talking to Independent Urdu, said, “Well, since all the highways have been established, the responsibility of checking the quality and prices of the goods is here.” It is a local infection. But the motorway administration also takes immediate action in case of any complaint.

Sabatin Lodhi said that ‘Earlier, NHA has been giving contracts for restaurants, shops or stalls on accommodation, but since 2017, FWO has leased the system of Islamabad to Lahore Motorway from NHA. Now they lease the space here through their subsidiary company ‘More’ and they also decide to increase the toll tax of this motorway.’

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“Of course, NHA’s cooperation is also there, but our authority in this matter has been left only with regard to the construction of accommodation and food.”

According to Motorway Police Spokesman Imran Shah, ‘The local administration keeps a check and balance on all the lodgings and meals on the Motorway as usual. However, if a passenger complains about someone on 130, the Motorway Police immediately reaches and tries to redress the complaint.

Motorway police spotted a vehicle parked near Bhalwal on Friday evening. The patrolling police team checked the vehicle and knocked on the door, but neither the window nor the door was open. After which three women and one child had died on the spot when the glass was broken. While the driver of the vehicle was unconscious, the police shifted him to a nearby hospital. In this regard, the local police was informed and they started the necessary action.

According to Imran Shah, after this incident, action was taken along with the local food authority and administrative officers. Fines of more than three lakh rupees have been imposed on those who were selling hazardous or expensive items.