Road accident: Five including van driver killed

Witnesses said the van had overturned following a collision with a truck it was trying to overtake.

FAISALABAD:


Five people, including a van driver, were killed and six injured in a road accident on Jhang-Chiniot Road, near Shabbirabad Basti Stop, on Thursday afternoon.


Four of the deceased were identified as Farzana, Javed, Ghulam Abbas and van driver Shamshad.

Abbas was a driver with Rescue 1122 and going to Lahore.


The six injured in the accident were taken to Jhang district Headquarters (DHO) Hospital where doctors described their condition as ‘out of danger’. One of the injured was identified as Ayesha.

Witnesses said the van had overturned following a collision with a truck it was trying to overtake on Jhang-Chiniot Road. They said the van was loaded with passengers beyond capacity.

The truck driver managed to escape from the scene.

Police have registered a case and started investigations.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 9th, 2012.
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