DERA MURAD JAMALI: Three of a family were killed when the Quetta-bound Bolan Mail train hit their motorbike in the Dera Murad Jamali area of Nasirabad district on Monday, according to police.

Israr Ahmed, his mother, wife, and daughter were crossing the railway line when the train hit their motorbike at the Kachhi Railway gate.

Mr Ahmed, his wife and daughter died on the spot after being crushed under the train while his mother was taken to the district hospital in injured condition, a senior Railways police officer said.

The elderly woman was in critical condition, and doctors referred her to Larkana city of Sindh, 126km southwest of Dera Murad Jamali, for specialised treatment, according to the officer.

The three bodies were handed over to the family after completing medicolegal formalities. 

Published in Dawn, April 23nd, 2024

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