At least three dead, several injured in M-2 motorway pile-up

LAHORE:

At least three people died and around half a dozen were injured after multiple vehicles were involved in a traffic mishap on the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2) on Wednesday near Babu Sabu.

Rescue officials had to use cutters and other equipment to rescue those trapped in the wreckage.

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One of the deceased had been identified as 32-year-old Bakhtawar Amanat. The injured have been identified as Dilawar Mulazim, 50; Sarfaraz Mumtaz, 35; Salman Razzaq, 22; Anwar Ismail, 32; Bashir Yaqoob, 52 and Sibgha Islam, 22.

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The injured were shifted to a nearby medical facility for treatment and first aid. 

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Earlier in November, at least 25 people were injured in multiple pile-ups on the M-2 motorway between Lahore and Islamabad.

According to rescue services. multiple vehicle collisions were reported at three different points – Kala Shah Kaku, Qila Sattar Shah and Khanpur – due to low visibility amid dense fog.