MIRPURKHAS: Two youths were killed and their cousin was seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding rammed into a parked tractor-driven trolley on Public School Road within the limits of the Taluka police station on Monday.

People present there said that the motorcycle running in full speed hit the rear side of the sugar cane-laden trolley.

The deceased were identified as Afzal, 20, and Shiraz, 17, and the injured as Zahid. They were Khaskhelis by caste.

They were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital, Mirpurkhas,

where doctors referred Zahid to the Hyderabad Civil Hospital due to his critical condition.

According to their relatives, Afzal had married only a fortnight back. They were on their way to Inayat village when met with the accident, they said.

Published in Dawn, December 3rd, 2024

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