At least five people, including a woman, were killed, whereas an eight-year-old was injured in an accident on the M4 motorway on Sunday.
A tractor collided with the car of a family, who was on their way to Layyah, at Gojra Motorway-4.
The family, belonging to Layyah, was on its way back from the airport when their car collided with a tractor on the motorway in Gojra.
As a result, Esa Khan, his two sons, Muhammad Imran and Muhammad Irfan, his cousin Muhammad Yaqoob and Zainab Bibi (Yaqoob’s wife) died on the spot while Muhammad Imran’s son Muhammad Ali was criticality wounded. He was rushed to a hospital.
The bodies were pulled out from the car by cutting the vehicle.
Usman Buzdar’s stance
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also expressed sorrow over the loss of lives and demanded a report from the administration.
The chief minister said the child should be provided the best medical facilities.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
Other incidents
On September 17, a man driving his car at high-speed hit and crushed a family going on a motorcycle, leaving the biker dead, his wife and minor son seriously injured.
The suspect, after knocking down the victims, fired shots in the air to intimidate people who were chasing him.
However, he could not go too far. Emergency calls to police alerted Saddar police station SHO Malik Allah Yar who was on patrol near the crime scene. His squad chased the vehicle and caught the suspect identified as Saqlain Waheed.
Earlier on August 2, at least two people had been killed while several others got injured when a car collided with a van at Hasilpur Road near Bahawalpur district of Punjab.
According to rescue officials, the incident caused due to over speeding.
Rescue officials, after being informed, rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies and the injured to the Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Hasilpur.