Six die in two bikes collision

Published September 19, 2024 Updated September 19, 2024 08:24am

TOBA TEK SINGH: Six people died in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Hokkran Canal bridge on motorway M-4 Waryamwala interchange road on Wednesday evening.

Rescue 1122 said a man, a woman and a 12-year-old child were on their way to Waryamwala from Toba by a motorcycle when it collided with a bike ridden by two men and a woman coming from opposite direction.

The collision resulted in critical injuries to all six who died instantly before the arrival of Rescue 1122 ambulances.

The deceased have been identified as Mohsin Ali (39), his wife Sajida Bibi (33) and his son Babar Ali, Anwar (60), his wife Haleema Bibi (55) and his nephew Iftikhar (34).

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2024

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