3 of a family die on road

Published September 2, 2002

VEHARI, Sept 1: Three members of a family were killed while 15 others were injured in a road accident near Lodhran on Saturday night.

A Multan-bound truck coming from Faisalabad overturned near the Lodhran railway crossing. Allah Ditta and his two daughters, Sakina Bibi and Kausar, died on the spot, while 15 others sustained injuries. The injured, including Mushtaq, Shamim, Zainab, Nazia, Suhail, Pir Bakhsh, Asmat, Saleem, Haq Nawaz and Nazar Muhammad, were taken to the Lodhran DHQ Hospital.

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