QUETTA: Four people died and another was injured when their car overturned on Quetta-Loralai road near Duki area of Loralai district on Saturday.

Levies officials said the car was heading towards Duki from Quetta when the driver lost control over the steering near Baghawat village and it overturned.

As a result, four people died and another suffered serious injuries.

The dead were identified as Amanullah, Shah Mohammad, Noorullah and Jumma

Khan – all residents of Duki. The injured Abdul Rasheed was shifted to the district hospital Loralai.

“The accident took place because of over-speeding,” a Levies official said.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2014

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