Faisalabad Road Accidents Claim Five Lives
FAISALABAD: Five people, including a father, his two sons, and a student, were killed while another person sustained injuries in three separate road accidents in Faisalabad, police said on Thursday.
First Incident: Father and Two Sons Killed
In the first incident, 26-year-old Nadeem Rehmatullah, a resident of Yasir Town, was returning home from General Hospital Samanabad with his seven-year-old son Ahmed and two-year-old son Rehmat when a speeding tractor-trolley allegedly hit their motorcycle on the Khanewana Bypass Road near Roshanwali Jhal Bypass. Police said the impact threw the victims onto the road, where they were run over by the tractor-trolley and died on the spot. Police officials reached the scene, shifted the bodies to a hospital for legal formalities, and launched a search for the driver, who fled after the accident.
Second Incident: Student Killed
In another incident in the limits of Madina Town police station, an 18-year-old O-Level student, Abu Bakar, lost his life after being struck by a car in Abdullah Garden on Canal Road.
Third Incident: One Injured
A third accident resulted in one person sustaining injuries. Details of that incident are being gathered by the police.
Authorities have registered cases and are investigating the accidents. The bodies have been handed over to the families after postmortem examinations.
