Two labourers killed, five hurt in road accident

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SUKKUR: Two labourers were killed and five others seriously injured when the large-sized tri-wheeler they were riding was hit by a mini-truck at a turning near the Sukkur bus terminal within the jurisdiction of the Abad police station on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Atif and Mohammad Nisar, who died on the spot. Four of the injured were identified as Sadaqat, Waqas, Shafqat and Nazakat Ali. All the victims belonged to the Mirani community living in Chak town of Shikarpur district.

According to the injured men, they had left the town in the morning to travel to Sukkur’s fish market for work.

The truck driver managed to escape after the accident.

The victims’ relatives, with the help of onlookers, had to transport the two bodies and injured men to a government hospital after waiting for ambulances and police for a considerably long time, according to members of their community. They expressed their anger over the delay in provision of emergency treatment to the victims, who had been lying on road for more than two hours.

The bodies were handed over to the heirs after medico-legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2026

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