Four dead as car gets hit by train locomotive in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: Four persons were killed when a car while trying to move across a railway crossing was hit by a passing locomotive in Gujranwala'sTehsil Kamoke.

Three persons riding the car and a watchman lost their lives while two others sustained injuries.

According to police, five men Zegham, Arsalan, Amir, Imran and Ghulam Dastagir were traveling in their car from Sialkot to Lahore Airport. When the car reached the railway crossing it did not stop despite the red signal. As the car tried to move across the railway tracks, it got crushed by the passing locomotive.

Three car passengers Imran, Amir and Ghulam Dastagir died on the spot while Zagham and Arsalan received injuries. The watchman on duty also lost his life after being hit by the car.

The dead were brought to DHQ hospital for autopsies while the injured were also brought there for treatment.

All the passengers of the car belonged to the same family residing in a Banday Kot village of Daska.