Collission: 9 burnt in car explosion

Two cars caught fire when their CNG cylinders exploded after a head on collision: Police.

MULTAN: Nine people including five children were burnt alive when two cars caught fire after a head-on collision at Burewala on Sunday.

Eight of the victims belonged to same family. Vehari district police officer (DPO) said “Both cars caught fire when their CNG cylinders exploded after a head on collision. Nine people were killed in the collision.”

Police said that two residents of Gujrat, Khalid Gujjar and Pervez, were coming to Burewala in their car (NoLEA-1115) while a nine members of a family were in the other car. Both vehicles collided due to overspeeding and Muhammad Yousuf, 55, Fauzia, 40, Muhammad Ashraf, Haider Usman, 10, Shahid Omar, 8, Hamid Omar, 9, Farzana, 19, Khalid Gujjar and Qaiseen, 2, died on the spot.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 16^th, 2011.