TOBA TEK SINGH: A mason died on Sunday after he fell down while working at an under-construction shrine in a graveyard in Malik Pur locality on Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad.

According to Rescue 1122 officials Shahid Mahmood (32), a mason was engaged for construction of shrine.

He was working on the dome of the shrine when he lost his balance and fell on the ground. He died on the spot.

Meanwhile, a woman and her brother were injured seriously when roof of their house caved in during the rain on Sunday at Faisalabad’s Chak 187-RB in Chak Jhumra tehsil.

On being called by locals, a Rescue 1122 team reached the spot and shifted the injured — Rukhsana Bibi and her brother Nawaz (22) — to Chak Jhumra Tehsil Headquarters Hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.

DROWNS: A toddler drowned in a water tub in a house at Faisalabad’s Chak 235-RB, Niamunwala in Samundri tehsil on Sunday. According to Rescue 1122 officials, three-year-old Qasim Hayat was playing in the house when he fell into a water-filled tub placed there and drowned instantly.

Meanwhile, a boy was electrocuted in Rehman Town, Chak Jhumra.

Rescue 1122 officials said Faizan Arshad (9) accidentally touched a live electric wire while playing on the roof of his house and suffered a massive shock. He died on the spot.

INJURED: At least 15 passengers were injured when a bus overturned on Faisalabad-Multan Road in Samundri area.

As per Rescue 1122 officials, the bus overturned while overtaking a van near Gidder Pindi Adda. As a result, 15 bus passengers were injured.

A Rescue 1122 team provided first aid to seven of the passengers with minor injuries, while eight others were shifted to Samundri THQ hospital.

The injured include Mahfooz Zafar (18), Tehmina Rehman (28), Abdul Rehman (33), Sakina Bibi (50), Farwa Riaz (22), Aslam (50), Rasheeda Bibi (65) and Sharifan Bibi (65).

Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2022