DERA GHAZI KHAN: Four family members died in a road accident when their car was hit by a loaded truck from the rear side near the Tahli bridge on the steep Dera-Quetta road.

A family belonging to the shrine city of Sakhi Sarwar was on its way to Fort Munro when its car was hit by a loaded truck from the rear side, killing all four passengers instantly. A minor however survived the accident.

The bodies were identified as those of retired professor Allah Wasaya Jaafar, his journalist son Ibrahim Jaafar, Fitras and Ibrahim’s son Hassan.

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2020

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