KARACHI: Two killed in accidents

Published October 9, 2005

KARACHI, Oct 8: A ten-year-old boy died after he fell of a bus, he was travelling in, here on Saturday in Saudabad. Police said that Abdul Khaliq, resident of “S” area firmly held the grill of the bus standing on a footboard. He fell off the bus when it jumped over a speed-breaker. The boy suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot.

In another incident, an elderly man in his 60s died when he was hit by a trailer on Keamari road. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital for autopsy. The deceased was the resident of Daryabad, Lyari.

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