FAISALABAD: Eight persons, including two minor children, died and another sustained injuries in an accident involving a truck and a van near Sahianwala interchange on Tuesday.

According to Rescue 1122 sources a family of Chak 136-RB, Pakhraywala, was going from Lahore to Faisalabad by a van when it was hit by a truck from rear side some five kilometres from Sahianwala interchange.

As a result, six people died on the spot, while three others were injured.

Nadeem, his minor son Abdul Mannan (6), Shabana, her daughter Zainab (3), Razia, Maryam Bibi (their neighbour) and van driver Akram died on the spot.

A woman, Farkhanda, wife of Nadeem, later succumbed to her injuries at the Allied Hospital, while Razia’s son Sarfraz was being treated there.

The Rescue 1122 ambulances shifted the bodies to the Allied Hospital.

DEMO: People staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday against Khurrianwala police for allegedly torturing a man to death.

This is second incident in the district where police allegedly tortured a suspect to death.

On Monday, a protest was staged against Jarranwala city police after a youth, Ansar Ali, died in custody.

During Tuesday protest, the protesters placed the dead body near Makwana Chowk on Faisalabad-Jarranwala Road and chanted slogans against the police.

Due to the blockage of the busy road, the motorists faced problems.

The protesters alleged that police during a house raid hit Maqsood Ahmed’s head with a rifle butt. He later succumbed to his head injury.

They demanded a fair probe into the incident and action against the policemen responsible for it.

Police, on the other hand, claimed the allegation was yet to be established.

Published in Dawn, July 3rd, 2019