Overview
- Taj Muhammad Afridi died when his car veered off the M-1 near the Karnal Sher Khan Interchange while travelling between Peshawar and Islamabad on Friday.
- Motorway police reported a sudden mechanical fault as the likely trigger and have launched a formal investigation to establish how the malfunction led to the crash.
- Rescue 1122 and motorway police reached the scene, pronounced Afridi dead, and transported his body and the driver—who suffered minor injuries—to Mardan Medical Complex for treatment and postmortem steps.
- A separate collision on the Swat Expressway near Katlang killed a motorway police official and a young girl, and authorities said reckless driving and speeding were the preliminary causes in that incident.
- Thousands attended Afridi’s funeral and senior officials offered condolences, and the two crashes have focused attention on vehicle safety checks and enforcement on Pakistan’s major motorways.