HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Two persons, including an eight-year old boy were killed in separate road accidents, on Thursday. Zeeshan 18, a cleaner died when two trucks collided head-on on Super Highway near Nooriabad. He received serious injuries and was taken to Nooriabad Hospital where he breathed his last.

An eight-year old boy Wali Mohammad s/o Mohammad Ali died near Kotri Barrage. He was travelling with his father in a tractor trolley when he fell down due to a jump on the road and was crushed under the wheels of a speedy vehicle.

Three injured

Three persons suffered bullet injuries in two incidents on Thursday in the jurisdiction of Pinyari and Sakhi Pir police stations.

Salam and Pervez received bullet injuries in Pinyari Police Station area in Sagar Colony over children’s dispute.

In another incident one Ibrahim received bullet wounds in Sakhi Pir Police Station area from where he was taken to the Civil Hospital.

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