The accident occurred on Thursday 24th Dec 2009 at about 10 pm as my parents, sister and nephew were on their way from Lahore to DG Khan, about 10-15 km short of DG Khan.. A tractor was parked on the wrong side of the road with its headlights switched on at high beam and additional 4 high beamed lights beneath it, all of them completely blinding the oncoming traffic.. According to Dad, as the car neared the tractor he felt something wasn't right so he slowed down to less than 20km/h.. He passed it very slowly and suddenly he realized that there was a trolley behind the tractor which was parked horizontally on the road completely blocking his side of the road.. He didn't even get the time to react and wind screen and the left front pillar smashed into the rear left corner of the trolley stopping the car.. As the car was very slow so it stopped and only wind screen got cracked and left front pillar slightly bent.. All of the passengers were safe.. Evey thing fine till now..
but worst had still to come..
God knows what the tractor driver had in mind that he parked his tractor on the wrong side of the road with all lights on and blocking the road with a loaded trolley but when the car hit it and stopped, he realized he was soon to be in trouble so he just geared up and accelerated.. The rear left end was somehow a bit stuck in the car, so as he tried to run away, the heavily loaded trolley just rotated onto itself completely bending the front pillar, compressing the roof, breaking the glasses of the left doors, destroying the left doors and fender.. It was then my Mom got injured by the broken glass and her leg stuck as the left front door was smashed.. Sister and nephew got out of the other door.. Dad got out and reached the driver.. Got him down and in anger punched him in the chest several times.. But he fell down after 3 blows to which Dad got a bit worried and stopped.. 2 other cars also stopped and people came out.. Way of the tractor was blocked.. After about 15 min Mom was taken out.. Thanx to Allah that her leg was fine.. By the time she was out the driver had escaped on foot.. My cousins and Uncle reached the spot.. FIR was filed.. Although nothing happened as Dad forgave the driver later on, but what really is sad is that it was just a minor accident changed into a major one by the stupidity of the driver..