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7 of family killed in Lodhran accident

According to Rescue 1122 and police, family was traveling on bike-rickshaw to attend wedding in Bahawalpur

By Our Correspondent
November 10, 2023
Rescue workers look on after an accident. — AFP/File
Rescue workers look on after an accident. — AFP/File

BAHAWALPUR: Seven members of a family died in an accident on the Lodhran-Bahawalpur Road near the Empress Bridge in the limits of District Lodhran on Thursday evening.

According to Rescue 1122 and police, the family was traveling on a bike-rickshaw to attend a wedding in Bahawalpur from Lodhran.

The rickshaw was struck by a speeding lorry while overtaking another vehicle. As a result, a man, his wife, son, daughter and relatives died on the spot while five other members of the family were injured.

They have been shifted to the Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur.