Four of a family perish as car plunges into canal

Vehicle fell off Jamia Qasmiya bridge due to dense fog

SARGODHA:

Four members of a family were killed while four others sustained injuries after a car plunged into a canal in Sargodha on Tuesday.

The road crash took place in the precincts of Laksiyan police station.

Police said Amjad Fareed, a resident of Lahore, along with his seven family members, was travelling to the provincial capital in his car when fell into a canal near Jamia Qasmiya pull in Lahore road.

Reportedly, the speeding car crashed due to dense fog in the area,

Consequently, Amjad, his wife Suraiya, 31, his daughter Madeeha, 4 and his nephew Hassan Riaz, 9 were drowned to death.

Amjad’s sister in-law Shabana, 26, niece Emaan, 15 and other victims of the same family including Hajra, 11, and Ayesha, 8, sustained injuries. Rescue 1122 recovered the bodies and shifted the injured persons to a nearby hospital.

Road accidents involving multiple deaths of members of the same family were rampant across the province.

On January 3, three members of a family were killed while five others suffered injuries when a van overturned while avoiding hitting a roadside tree on Kamalia Road, Chichawatni.

The accident took place near Khan Da Chak where the passenger van travelling from Faisalabad to Vehari overturned after its driver lost control over the steering wheel.

As a result of the incident, Abdur Rauf Butt, Khalida and Farida died on the spot, while Sofia Aslam, Shugufta, Farooq, Mubbashir and six-year-old Arham suffered multiple injuries.

All the victims reportedly belonged to the same family of Vehari district.

On October 5 last year, a lawyer, his wife, son and mother-in-law were killed and two sons were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two cars near Dijkot.

The advocate, a resident of Sammundri, was going to his hometown from Faisalabad along with his family when his car collided with the vehicle coming from the opposite direction near Darbar Baba Riaz Shah. The collision was so severe that both cars were badly damaged.

The lawyer, his eight-month-old son and mother-in-law were killed on the spot as a result of the accident.

On September 20 last year, at least five members of a family were killed on Gojra Motorway while travelling from Lahore to Layyah after their car collided with a tractor-trolley.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 17^th, 2021.