Lahore, Islamabad Motorway But in the forensic investigation of the death of four people including three women in a car near Bhera Interchange on August 23 this year, it has been revealed that these people Deaths It was caused by filling the vehicle with poisonous gas.
On the day of the incident, when the Motorway Police inspected the vehicle several hours later, they found the driver unconscious while the four people had stopped breathing. The samples were sent to the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory.
Umar Qasim, a member of the same family who survived the incident, who was driving, had told the police that he had eaten patties and drank juice from a bakery near Khanqah Dogran Interchange, after which the apprehension was raised. It was thought that these deaths may have been caused by these items, but according to the report issued by the forensic laboratory, these deaths were caused by the accumulation of carbon monoxide gas in the vehicle, after which the police declared the incident an accident. is
Sargodha Police spokesperson Abid Hussain told Independent Urdu that ‘According to the forensic report, the deaths of the four people, 55-year-old Rumila, 25-year-old Samar who was married two months later, 30-year-old Maher and six-year-old Aun Ali were caused by carbon monoxide gas. and the breathing of the four persons was stopped due to this poisonous gas.
According to Abid Hussain: ‘The report stated that the carbon monoxide was possibly accumulated by leaking from the exhaust pipe and the possibility of gas accumulation from the AC of the vehicle cannot be ruled out.’
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He said that according to the police investigation, Umar Qasim had stated that he took food items from a local bakery from the highway near Khanqah Dogran Interchange and after some time he was driving the car. were while everyone else was in slumber. Meanwhile, everyone’s health started to deteriorate and she fainted while everyone else stopped breathing.’
The forensic report states that ‘all four people in the vehicle died of carbon monoxide poisoning and kidney damage. A small amount of this gas entered the driver’s body, due to which his life was saved. The dead persons were probably asleep and for a long time the carbon monoxide with their breath accumulated in the lungs and stopped breathing.’
Attempts were made to speak to the victim’s family regarding the forensic report, but no response was received till the preparation of the report.
But here the question arises that how can poisonous gas be filled in a vehicle running on the open road?
In response to this question, Dr. Sajid Rashid, in-charge of the Department of Environment, Punjab University, told Independent Urdu: ‘The smoke that comes out of the car engine contains carbon monoxide. This gas can enter the vehicle through the AC pipe. Normally, when the car’s AC is running, the exhaust is closed and the air does not come out, which can cause the occupants to suffocate as this gas accumulates inside.’
He further informed that ‘Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which is included in the exhaust of the engine in large quantities. Whether it accumulates in a closed room or in a car, if the occupants are asleep they are unaware that the toxic gas is being inhaled into the lungs. This gas is added to the exhaust of the engine, so if there is any defect or leakage in the AC pipe, this gas can accumulate in it.’
According to Dr. Sajid: ‘Carbon fluoroacid gas is used in AC, but if the carbon monoxide coming out of the engine is added to it for some reason, it becomes a very dangerous gas, which can cause death by breathing it into the lungs. Can also be.’
How does poisonous gas affect?
According to Lahore-based pulmonologist Dr. Malik Irfan: ‘Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is present in large quantities in vehicle exhaust. If the windows of the car are closed and the exhaust is also off and this gas somehow continues to enter inside the car, it continuously accumulates in the human body and damages the lungs and then the sensitive organs.
He said that ‘while sleeping, it is often not known that any toxic gas is entering the body through breathing, so death can occur due to an unbearable amount of gas entering the body.’
According to Dr. Malik Irfan: ‘The important thing is that it is not uncommon for engine fumes to get into the AC pipe. It is possible only because of a disorder, its effect on the waking human body is slightly less and it is possible to take immediate care of difficulty breathing.’
He added: ‘Carbon monoxide is a colourless, tasteless and odorless gas. Breathing it in can be fatal or cause long-term health problems. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can be similar to those of other illnesses, such as food poisoning or the flu without fever, which is often fatal. .’
Precautions
According to Dr. Sajid Rashid, it is generally forbidden to avoid this poisonous gas
. Do not sleep with the vehicle air conditioner running and all doors closed as this can be fatal in case of leakage.
. Even under normal circumstances, a car’s exhaust system should be checked once a year to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
. Never start a car or truck in a closed garage, always open the doors to let in fresh air.
. Also, don’t leave the car running in a closed garage, it can be fatal.
After 22 people died in January 2022 when their vehicles got stuck in a snowstorm in Murree, questions were raised that some people might have slept inside their vehicles with heaters running due to the cold, which is feared to have accumulated carbon monoxide in the vehicles. , but most deaths were attributed to unbearable cold.
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2024-10-04 02:49:22