Business & Finance

6 killed, 4 injured in road accidents

Published March 12, 2018 Updated March 12, 2018 01:41pm

Police said here Monday that a rashly driven car hit a motorcycle at Jhang Road near Chinchal Singh Wala. As a result, two brothers- Sajjad (32) and Kashif (25) riding a bike received serious injuries and were rushed to hospital where Sajjad breathed his last.

In another accident, an aged woman Mukhtaran Bibi wife of Safdar was killed when a recklessly driven motorcycle hit her at Jhang Road near Adda Sadhar, whereas 60-year-old Riaz son of Sheeraz resident of Shalimar Park Sammundri was killed when a mini loader knocked him down while crossing road near Mandi Morh Sammundri Road.

In yet another accident, a recklessley driven dumper hit and killed a motorcyclist Safdar Ali (22) son of Bashir Ahmad resident of Chak No.357-GB Jaranwala near Jassoana at Arkana Road while a truck laborer Imran (26) resident of Chak No.497-GB slipped from vehicle near Boys Degree College at Zafar Chowk Road and died on the spot.

Similarly, 48-year-old Maqbool son of Ghulam Mustafa resident of Chak No.253-RB was injured when his motorcycle collided with another bike at Sammundri Road. He was rushed to hospital where he breathed his last.

While, a speedy bus turned turtle after colliding with a tractor trolley loaded with sugarcane at Bachiana Road Jaranwala, causing injuries to three passengers.

The injured were shifted to hospitals for treatment.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2018