3 killed, one injured in road accidents
Three people were killed and another was injured in traffic accidents in the district on Wednesday.
Local sources said that 12-year-old Ahmed, son of Asif, a resident of 202RB Gutti near Jhanda Nawala, was travelling along with his 19-year-old friend Haris, son of Yaqub, when their motorcycle collided with another motorbike coming from the opposite direction and they both fell onto the road.
A tractor trolley coming from behind ran over them. As a result, Ahmed died on the spot. Harris was rushed to a hospital in a critical condition.
In another incident, Muhammad Younis, a resident of Azamabad near Jawad Club in the precinct of Razaabad police station, was hit and injured by a motorcyclist while crossing the road.
He succumbed to injuries at General Hospital Ghulam Mohammadabad. Meanwhile, 50-year-old Mohammad Iqbal, son of Amir, died on the spot after a collision between a rickshaw and a motorcycle near 65 Chak Bypass of Samundri.
Police took all three bodies into their custody and handed them over to the families after completing the legal process.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 6th, 2020.