OKARA: Fifteen people, including minors, were injured when the roof of a room caved in on Sunday night.

In Lalo Jasroy village, some guests of Muhammad Bashir were staying overnight on the roof of his house after his son’s wedding. Suddenly, the roof collapsed injuring 15 people, including some minors.

All the injured were reported to be in a stable condition.

ACCIDENT: An unidentified man was crushed to death under a train when he was crossing a track near the Cantonment railway station.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2015

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