Three killed in Quetta wall collapse

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QUETTA: Three people were killed when an under-construction wall fell on them in the eastern bypass area of Quetta on Wednesday, police said.

Two of the deceased were labourers who were working on the wall when it collapsed while the third was a watchman.

The bodies were taken to the civil hospital.

The labourers were identified as Abdul Jabbar, a resident of Nushki, and Muhammad Adil, a resident of Green Town in Karachi.

The name of the third deceased could not ascertained.

Published in Dawn, May 3rd, 2018

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