LAHORE: A woman died while a man suffered critical injuries after a rashly driven oil tanker hit the bike in Manawan area here on Sunday.

A police official said the incident took place when Zeeshan and his relative woman Rukhsana were on their way to a local market. He said the speeding oil tanker ran over the bike, leaving both of them injured critically.

The woman, however, succumbed to her wounds instantly while the condition of Zeeshan was said to be serious. The police official said investigations have been initiated against the tanker driver.

In another incident, the Rescue 1122 teams recovered the body of a boy, who had drowned in a pond in the Harbanspura area here on Sunday.

The teams had launched a search when the local residents alerted them about the drowning case and the boy was later identified as Ali (15), a local resident.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2026