11 of a family killed in Faisalabad crash

FAISALABAD:

Eleven members of a single family – including a mother and her two daughters – lost their lives, and several others were injured, including four children, in a deadly collision between a passenger bus and a Qingqi rickshaw on Lahore Road near Lundianwala.

The victims were returning home after spending Eid holidays when the Lahore-bound bus (registration number LRO-2562) struck the rickshaw due to the driver's alleged negligence.

The accident occurred within the jurisdiction of Lundianwala police station.

Those killed on the spot include 35-year-old Mumtaz Bibi; her daughters, 14-year-old Muskan and 15-year-old Iman; 12-year-old Faizan; 35-year-old Shazia; 26-year-old Shehzad; 18-year-old Amina Bibi and 15-year-old Humaira.

Several others were seriously injured in the crash: 12-year-old Amina, 7-year-old Hassan, 14-year-old Aliza, 8-year-old Salman, 10-year-old Nouman, 14-year-old Sargam and 35-year-old Nazia.

They were given first aid by Rescue 1122 personnel and then shifted to the Civil Hospital Faisalabad.

According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the speeding bus attempted to overtake another vehicle and collided head-on with the rickshaw carrying the family. The rickshaw was completely crushed.

Despite the accident occurring near a police station, it took authorities hours to arrive on the scene. Bodies of five of the deceased, including children, remained lying on the road for hours before being shifted to Jaranwala Hospital after initial police formalities.

Police have taken both the bus and the Qingqi rickshaw into custody, while efforts are underway to arrest the drivers, both of whom fled the scene following the accident.

A large number of locals gathered at the scene after the crash, resulting in severe traffic disruption on the road.

Police confirmed that the deceased were all part of the same family and were on their way home after the Eid break when the tragedy occurred.