Accident

Published August 24, 2002

MIRPURKHAS, Aug 23: A teenage boy was killed and 40 persons were injured when a pick-up overturned at Umerkot-Mirpurkhas road, near Balochabad on Thursday.

The pilgrims of Kumbhar community were returning from Sehwan on a pick up when it overturned. A boy Sikandar Ali, 14, died on the spot, while the injured were rushed to Mirpurkhas. The injured included Qaim, Yousuf, Ghulam Mustafa, Akbar, Murtaza, Mohammad Siddique, Mohammad Usman and Ms Tasleemat.

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