Eight perish in Burewala crash
Three children are among victims of fatal car-truck collision
April 02, 2021
BUREWALA:
Eight members of a family, including three children, were killed on Thursday when their car collided with a truck in Punjab province.
Rescue sources said members of the in-laws of former chairman district council Mian Zahid Daultana were on their way from Luddan to Lahore.
Rescue officials said a car heading to Lahore from Burewala collided head-on with a truck due to speeding on Luddan Road Burewala, some 140 kilometres from Lahore. The car driver lost control over the vehicle because of speeding and rammed the vehicle into a truck coming from the opposite direction.
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Four injured as gas cylinder explodes in RYK hospital
National
December 14, 2020
RAHIMYAR KHAN: Four people sustained burns when a gas cylinder exploded in a private hospital at Model Town here on Sunday.
Reportedly, the gas cylinder exploded due to leakage. As a result, security guard Muhammad Asghar and the hospital’s staff member Nasir were burnt while two patients who were admitted to the ward of the hospital also sustained severe burns.
The doors and windows of the hospital were also damaged due to the blast. The hospital was evacuated after the incident and it was completely closed. Meanwhile, a woman was killed when the Rahman Baba Express crushed her near Valhar Railway Station on Sunday. Zarina Bibi was crossing the railway line.