Six people perish in Gujranwala, Gujrat accidents

F.P. Report

GUJRANWALA: Six people including a little girl died in two tragic traffic accidents in Gujranwala and Gujrat on Saturday.

A speedy tractor-trolley ran over a rickshaw with a woman and her two sons on board, killing of them in Cantt Police Station area of Dogranwala. Woman’s husband and two nieces were injured in the accident who were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

The police compounded the tractor-trolley whose driver escaped from the scene.

Earlier, three people including a three-year-old girl lost their lives after dumper truck crushed a motorcycle in Bhangranwala area of Gujrat on Saturday.

A man along with his mother and daughter were heading home on the bike when it was hit by the dumper truck.

The deceased were identified as 40-year-old Asadullah, 56-year-old Khalida Bibi and Amina.

Police later informed media men that the accidents happened after one of truck’s tyres burst.