11 of a family killed in road accident

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Eleven people of the same family died and as many were injured after a collision between a bus and a loader motorcycle rickshaw near Lundianwala on Lahore Road in Jaranwala, Faisalabad, on Sunday night.

All 16 members of the family were travelling to Jaranwala from Syed Wala, while the bus was heading to Lahore from Jaranwala. Five of the 11 deceased died on the spot, while six others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. They were identified as Shazia Saleem (35), Shahzad Sakhi (26), Amina Bibi (18), Humaira Shahbaz (15), Mumtaz Bibi (35), Muskan Shahjahan (14), her sister Eiman Shahjahan (15), Faizan Saleem (12) and the three others.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2025

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