CHINIOT/SAHIWAL-Eight persons including a woman were killed and dozen other persons got injured in separate road accident occurred in different areas over the past 48 hours.
In Chiniot, four persons were killed and two others sustained multiple injuries in head-on collision between two dumper trucks here on Sunday.
According to Rescue 1122 sources, the gruesome accident occurred on Chiniot-Sargodha Road due speeding and reckless driving that resulted in the lose of precious lives.
Rescuers rushed to the scene soon after getting information about the accident.
The dead bodies and injured were brought to DHQ Hospital and later the bodies were handed over to the heirs after medico-legal formalities.
The police have launched investigation into the incident.
In Sahiwal, four persons were killed and eight other got injured in separate road accidents occurred in different areas of the district.
According to police, the Multan office-bearer of a political party was killed and his three friends got injured when a trailer (TLX-364) rammed into a passenger van (RP-137) on Sahiwal-Multan Road near Chak 187-9L. Azhar Mehmood died on the spot while and his three friends received seriously injured.
However, condition of one of the injured Shafi is stated to be critical.
In another accident in Chak 111-7R, a Sadan Bibi, 40, died and her husband Ahmed Baloch sustained injuries when four motorcycles piled-up.
Similarly, Shafaqat Fazal, 85, was killed and six others including two women were injured in yet another road accident.