Two jeep riders killed on road

Published December 21, 2001

SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 20: Two people were killed while three others, including a woman, received injuries in an accident on the Manawala Road, some 25 kilometres from here on Thursday.

A speeding tractor-trolley hit a jeep near Jatri village coming from the opposite direction. The jeep riders — Zulqarnain and Tauseef Ahmad — died on the spot while Ilyas, Akhtar and Naziran Bibi sustained critical wounds. They were rushed to Mayo Hospital, Lahore, in precarious condition.

Manawala police are looking into the matter.