Okara/Lahore
At least nine people including two women and five children were killed in separate road accidents here on Sunday, police said. The first accident took place on National Highway near Chak 10/1 AL in Okara where over speeding truck ran over a motorcycle. All five motorcycle riders including a couple and their three children died on the spot. Truck driver fled the scene of accident.
At Multan Road near Sundar area of Lahore, a reckless driven trailer knocked down a motorcycle carrying a couple and their two children hailing from Sheikhupura. All four motorcycle riders died on the spot. Trailer driver managed to escape from scene.
The bodies were shifted to hospital and the police after registering cases into both incidents at concerned police stations started raids to arrest drivers at large.—INP
