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Nine killed in Punjab road accidents

Four people were killed in an accident in Lahore, while five died in an accident on Okara

By Web Desk
July 26, 2020
Four members of a family were killed after a trawler collided with a motorcycle in Lahore’s Sundar area on Sunday. Photo: File

LAHORE: At least nine people were killed in Punjab in two separate road accidents on Sunday, reported Geo News.

Four members of a family were killed after a trawler collided with a motorcycle in Lahore’s Sundar area on Sunday.

According to rescue sources, the motorcycle collided with the trawler near Maraka, killing the four riders on the bike, a man, his wife and two kids.

The deceased have been identified as Muneer Ahmed, Shakeela Bibi, seven-year-old Hammad and six-year-old Fatima, rescue sources said.

In another incident, in Okara’s Renala Khurd district, five people were killed after a truck smashed into a motorcycle.

Rescue sources said a man, woman and three children were among those killed in the collision.