Teen, parents killed in road accident

Witnesses blame failure of trailer's brakes for deadly crash

LAHORE:

A couple and their son were killed when a 22-wheeler trailer crushed their car at a traffic intersection on Allama Iqbal Road in Garhi Shahu.

Muhammad Asim, aged 42, his wife Huma, 35, and 15-year-old son Talha died in the acvident.

The family belonged to the Shah Jamal neighbourhood of Ichhra.

According to Rescue 1122, its control room received a call about the accident at 12:32am. The caller reported that the trailer loaded with cement had crushed the car waiting at the traffic signal.

The impact severely damaged the car, trapping its occupants inside. Rescue teams reached the scene and retrieved the bodies, which were shifted to a hospital for medicolegal formalities.

Eyewitnesses attributed the accident to brake failure. However, according to the first information report (FIR), the trailer driver was allegedly driving recklessly when the vehicle hit the car from behind.

Police registered a case on the complaint of the couple's surviving son, Muhammad bin Asim. The trailer driver and other crew members fled, prompting the police to launch efforts to trace them.

Meanwhile, at least seven people died, whereas 1,576 were injured in 1,345 road traffic crashes in all Punjab during the last 24 hours.

Rescue data showed that 860 adult and 67 underage drivers, 201 pedestrians and 522 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes.