At least eight people were killed and six others were critically wounded in a road accident near Layyah in the wee hours of Thursday. According to rescue authorities, the fatal incident occurred when a truck collided with a passenger van that was en route to Mian Channu. Tragically, eight individuals of the same family lost their lives on the scene, while six others suffered injuries.
Promptly responding to the distress call, rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital, Chobara. Earlier on May 31, at least six people had been killed while 30 others were injured when the passenger bus they were travelling in had turned turtle after skidding off a bridge in Khanewal.
According to rescue officials, the incident had taken place near Pull Rango. They had said the ill-fated bus was on its way from Lahore to Multan when it had met an accident. The driver of the vehicle had lost control while trying to avoid hitting a motorcycle, due to which the bus overturned, they had added.
On the other hand Lahore City Traffic Police issued learner permits to more than 300,000 citizens and provided various facilities related to driving licenses to 600,000 people in the provincial capital within 35 days. In a press statement issued here on Thursday, Chief Traffic Officer Mustansar Feroz said that number of testing centers in the city had been increased from 6 to 10 and mobile vans from 3 to 10.
The working hours of license centers had been extended from 4 PM to midnight and 6 centers now operate 24/7. The city having around 7.4 million vehicles on roads, but only 700,000 people possess licenses.—INP
