HARIPUR: Three teenage cousins were killed on road, while two brothers were shot dead in separate incidents here on Wednesday.

SHO city Siddiq Shah said three cousins were on way to their home from Haripur city on a motorcycle when a speeding dumper truck hit their bike, killing them on the spot.

They were identified as Ibrahim, Noman and Umar, residents of Tanda Jhari Kass village.

The rescuers shifted the bodies to the trauma centre.

Meanwhile, a man shot and injured two brothers in Braliyan village over a dispute regarding grazing of cows. The injured, Hasan and Qasim, were shifted to the trauma centre, where they expired.

The attacker was named Mohammad Shafi.

Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2021

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