7 killed, 4 injured in road accident in Pakistan’s Punjab province

By Press Trust of India: At least seven people, along with 4 children, had been killed on Saturday when an over-speeding trailer crashed into roadside huts in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said.

The accident, which moreover injured 4 others, occurred when the dashing trailer skidded off the road and rammed into huts positioned alongside the road in Dunyapur metropolis of Lodhran district, ARY info channel reported.

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According to rescue officers, seven people had been killed on the spot, of which 4 had been children and two ladies, the report said.

Police and rescue teams rushed to the accident web site and shifted the injured and the ineffective our our bodies to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.

The deputy commissioner and the district police launched Rs 50,000 ex gratia assist to the households of each of the deceased, the report said.