Two killed in Chakwal

Published October 4, 2009

CHAKWAL, Oct 3 Two persons were killed and three others received multiple injuries in a road accident at Chakwal-Khushab road near Noorpur village, some 40 kilometers off here Saturday.

Police and eye witnesses said the accident occurred when the breaks of a dumper failed and it collided with another dumper. Two persons died on the spot, while three others received multiple injuries.

MPA Tanvir Aslam Saithi and DCO Chakwal Tariq Waqar Bukhshi reached the spot and shifted the injured to hospital.—APP

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