NAWABSHAH: A couple and their daughter were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a speeding ambulance near Bandhi along Mehran Highway on Tuesday. The couple’s seven-month-old son survived but sustained serious injuries in the accident.

The area police and hospital sources identified the man as Karim Bakhsh Brohi but names of his wife and daughter could not be ascertained. They died on the spot. The seven-month baby was rushed to the Peoples Medical University Hospital in Nawabshah where he was admitted for treatment.

The driver of the ambulance, which belonged to the Khairpur Civil Hospital, managed to escape from the accident site leaving behind his vehicle.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2020