Nine killed in ambulance, trailer collision in Mianwali

MIANWALI (92 News) – Nine members of a family died in a traffic accident on Monday morning after an ambulance and a speedy trailer collided in Mianwali. According to the reports, at least nine people were killed when an ambulance collided with a trailer at Multan Road in Head Pakka area near Mianwali. The dead included three man, three women and three children. It was reported that ambulance caught fire due to gas cylinder explosion after the accident, killing nine persons on the spot. The ambulance was carrying a patient from Bhakkar to Rawalpindi when it collided with a trailer. Rescue teams reached at the spot immediately and shifted the dead bodies to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, Mianwali. Earlier in the same month, three labourers were killed and another was critically wounded after a dumper truck ran over them on Grand Trunk Road in city area of Muridke on Monday morning. Rescue 1122 said the victims were walking along the road at the time of the incident. Three of them died on the spot while the fourth victim was transported to a nearby hospital. Police have not yet named the dead and injured.