DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 19: Seven members of two families were killed in separate road accidents on Tuesday.

Four members of a family were killed when a car rammed into a roadside on the Indus Highway, some 15km away from Dera, near Kot Chutta.

Those killed were identified as Fiaz, Mumtaz Bibi, Razia Bibi and Sharifan Bibi. Driver Usman was admitted to the local DHQ Hospital in critical condition.

In another incident which took place on Kot Ladha Road, Gujranwala, Afzal, his wife Aasia Bibi and brother Younas lost their lives when a tractor rammed into a tree.

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