Road accidents claim 4 lives in district

Tractor trolley collides with pole amidst dense fog near Expressway Sainanwala Bridge


Our Correspondent December 30, 2023
Road accident. PHOTO: EXPRESS

CHAK JHUMRA:

Four people, including a man and his son, were killed in separate traffic accidents, while one youth was seriously injured. Police took the bodies into custody and handed them over to their heirs after necessary action.

A tractor trolley collided with a pole amidst dense fog near Expressway Sainanwala Bridge. As a result, 52-year-old Sarfraz died on the spot. Police reached the spot and seized the body and handed it over to the relatives of the deceased.

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Meanwhile, 54-year-old Shah Deen was killed instantly when a dumper hit his motorcycle in Shaheen Chowk Jhamra, while his 28-year-old son Imtiaz was seriously injured. He was transferred to Jhumra Hospital after receiving medical assistance at the scene. Police took possession of the body and started searching for the dumper driver responsible for the accident.

Similarly, 59-year-old Zakir Hussain, a resident of Chak No. 103 RB, was riding a motorcycle with his son Muhammad Usman when a high-speed trolley crushed them to death on the spot. Police are searching for the absconding trolley driver.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2023.

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