Two killed, 13 injured in collision

Published February 5, 2002

GUJRAT, Feb 4: Two car-riders were killed while 13 passengers of a wagon were injured in an accident on the GT Road near Kathala on Monday.

A car was on its way to Lahore when it collided head-on with a wagon coming from the opposite side. Two car riders Mirza Sabir and Rab Nawaz died on the spot, while 13 passengers of the wagon sustained injuries.

The injured identified as Waqas, Zaibun Nisa, Hameeda, Azra, Tahira, Aslam, Sharif, Parveen, Saeed Ahmad, Raheel and Shabbir were admitted to the DHQ Hospital where the condition of three of them was stated to be critical.

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