Three of a family perish in road crash
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Three members of a family including a couple were killed whereas two others were injured in a vehicle collision on Lahore Road.
Police handed over the three bodies to the heirs after taking necessary action.
According to the police report, Irfan, the son of Khurshid and a resident of 217RB, was traveling on a motorcycle from Faisalabad city to Khurrianwala with his wife 33-year-old Tanveer Bibi, his daughter 16-year-old Laiba, and sons 12-year-old Ahtesham and 9-year-old Zubair.
On Lahore Road, the driver of a speeding tractor-trolley Nishan hit the motorcyclists while showing negligence.
As a result of the incident, all five members of the family were seriously injured and were shifted to a hospital where Irfan, Tanveer Bibi and Laiba succumbed to their injuries.
Two of the injured brothers Ahtesham and Zubair were stated to be out of danger
Police handed over the three bodies to their heirs after taking necessary action.
Road accidents involving the deaths of multiple family members were not uncommon in Punjab.
On June 5, at least four members of a family including a woman and her three sons passed away in a road accident that occurred on Ferozepur Road on the outskirts of Lahore.
On February 16, four members of a family were killed while four others sustained injuries after a car plunged into a canal in Sargodha.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 4th, 2021.