Two killed in Dera incidents

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two people were killed in separate incidents on Tuesday.

A police official said a passenger coach collided with a motorcycle at Lachhra Ada area, killing the motorcyclist. The coach driver was also injured. The deceased was identified as Khalid. The injured was shifted to the Mufti Mehmood Memorial Teaching Hospital.

The Town police registered a case. In another incident, a 22-year-old son of a gardener of DPO Dera office died when a tree fell on his house in Awan area on Dera Chashma Road. The victim was named Mohammad Wahab.

Published in Dawn, November 18th, 2020

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