Five killed as rickshaw collides with train in Multan

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MULTAN Five people were killed when a motorcycle rickshaw rammed into the Karachi-bound Zakarya Express on Monday morning, DawnNews reported.

According to rescue sources, the accident took place when one wheel of the motorcycle rickshaw stuck into the railway track near the area of Basti Daadwala in Shujaabad.

The dead included four women and a man, while two children also suffered injuries.

Their bodies had been shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital. However, bodies had not yet been identified. — DawnNews

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