KARACHI: Two men fall to death

Published May 15, 2003

KARACHI, May 14: Two men died when they fell down from a height while decorating streets in connection with the Eid Miladun Nabi in different parts of the city.

Police said Javed Manzoor, 22, fell from an electric pole while decorating streets of Burnes Road. He suffered serious head injury and was taken to Civil Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

In the other incident in Jamshed Quarters police limits, Ilyas Sadiq, 20, while decorating a street near Al-Mustafa Palace, lost his control over the ladder and fell.

Both the bodies were handed over to their respective families.

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