LAHORE, Aug 4: Two persons were killed and four others, including children, sustained injuries in train and road accidents in the city on Saturday.

The Mughalpura Railway police said that 16-year-old Salman Javed of Katchi Abadi Racecourse was killed and his fellows Ahad, 10, Zaman, 9, and another were injured after they were struck by a moving engine near the Dharampura railway crossing.

Police said the victims were returning after taking a bath in the city canal.

Quoting the engine driver, police said the victims didn’t leave the railway track despite being warned with repeated horns. Rescue 1122 ambulances shifted the injured to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Batapur police said a speeding truck hit and injured two motorcyclists near Jallo Morr.

Sheroz, 22, of Dayal village and his friend were transported to a local hospital where Sheroz succumbed to his wounds.

Police impounded the truck and took driver captured by witnesses into custody.

FIRE: A fire broke out in the hosiery godown in Yohannaabad on Main Ferozepur Road, burning down valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees.

The Rescue 1122 personnel brought the blaze under control.