Nine persons including eight members of a family were killed in a head-on collision between two cars on Chichawatni road, some 12 km from here Burewala on Sunday wee hours. According to police, Muhammad Yousaf of E-block Burewala along with his family members Muhammad Ashraf, Fozia Ashraf and six children was going to Lahore by a car (LEA-5971), when their vehicle collided with a car (LED-1115) coming from opposite direction near Chak 409-EB. The gas cylinder installed in the car burst due to the collision and the vehicles caught fire. As a result, Muhammad Yousaf (55), Muhammad Ashraf (35), Fozia (28) and five children Queen Ashraf (3), Hamid (10), Shahid (8), Haider Usman (10) and Fozia (20) burnt to death. However, one Shifa (13) remained safe as she fell down from the car. Another person Khalid of Gujrat riding in other car was also killed on the spot while its driver Pervez Akhtar sustained injuries. The injured Pervez and Shifa was shifted to THQ hospital. Police and rescue teams reached the site.