Five of a family killed in accident

Published February 9, 2002

QUETTA, Feb 8: Five persons of a family were killed and four others were injured when a car collided with a trailer in Samli area of Pishin district on Friday.

The five died on the spot and the police brought the injured to the Quetta Civil Hospital.

According to police sources, Nasiruddin was coming to Quetta from Pishin with his family in a car (CE-3797). Near Samli village, a speeding trailer going towards Pishin hit the car.

The victims were: Naseeruddin (50), Razama Bibi (30), Bibi Noor (30), Sanaullah (5) and Sofia Bibi (6), while Abdul Qadoos, Bibi Anwar, Bibi Saima and Bibi Razia were injured. The condition of two injured was serious. The trailer driver escaped.

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