2 girls die as roof collapses

Published November 12, 2002

CHARSADDA, Nov 11: Two girls were killed when the roof of their mud house collapsed near Harichand here on Sunday night.

The victims, identified as the daughter and grand daughter of Mohammad Gul, were sleeping in the room when the roof collapsed, burying them alive.

In another incident, a young boy, Abdullah, son of Sahar Gul, died when he was knocked down by a speeding bus near Uthmanzai village here on Monday, police sources said.

Police have impounded the bus, but the driver escaped.

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