A Road Accident

A Road Accident

                  A few days back I had to go to Lahore. I reached the bus-stand and boarded [1] a bus. After a little while the bus started and we were on our way to Lahore.

It was a new bus with good, cushioned seats. It has packed to capacity [2]. There was not much traffic on the road. The driver was going a bit fast; we were covering the distance speedily.

We were some twenty miles from our destination [3] when we met with an accident. Our driver was overtaking another bus when suddenly a tonga appeared in front. It had come from a by-path [4] and was crossing the main road. The tonga driver tried to stop the horse but he could not. Our driver cursed [5] aloud in a shrieking voice [6]. We held our breath and waited.

It would have been a head-on collision [7] with the tonga but our driver did not lose his wits [8]. He turned the steering wheel to the right and applied the brakes.

The bus went off the road and struck against a tree. There was a great hue and cry among the passengers. Some of them were hurt. One-of them received serious injuries and fell unconscious [9] I luckily escaped with some bruises [10]. We were fortunate as the bus had not over-turned. The other bus had stopped. Its passengers ran to our bus and helped us come out of it. The man who had received serious injuries was laid on the ground. The driver of the other bus opened his first aid box and bandaged [11] his wounds. Then he, along with others, lifted the man, put him in the bus and rushed to Lahore for medical aid.

Our driver, too, had received some injuries but not of serious nature [12]. Most of us were unhurt. We also gave first aid to those who had received minor injuries, but there was nothing to worry about them.

After some time a police arrived there. The incharge of the party took statements of the driver and some of the passengers. He drew the map of the site, and completed other formalities [13].

In the meantime, a bus of the same company had arrived from Lahore. We boarded that bus and reached Lahore.

Words	Meanings
[1] boarded	سوار ہونا
[2] capacity	گنجائش
[3] destination	منزل مقصود
[4] by-path	پگڈنڈی
[5] cursed	لعنت
[6] shrieking voice	چیخنا ٹر
[7] collision	ٹکراوٴ
[8] wits	حواس
[9] unconscious	بے ہوش
[10] bruise	خراش لگانا
[11] bandaged	مرہم پٹی کرنا
[12] nature	نوعیت
[13] formalities	‍ضابطے

Words	Meanings
[1] boarded	to enter a vehicle
[2] capacity	to its full
[3] destination	place where someone has to reach
[4] by-path	by track
[5] cursed	express irritation
[6] shrieking voice	a loud piercing sound
[7] collision	person or object hit against each other violently
[8] wits	senses
[9] unconscious	not awake
[10] bruise	an injury appearing as a discolored skin
[11] bandaged	cover a wound
[12] nature	inherent character
[13] formalities	conventions

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