Mirpur: 3 dead as truck rams into house

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Mirpur: 3 dead as truck rams into house

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A over speeding truck rammed into a poor farmers house, killing a mother and her 2 children on Mirpur, Mathelo bypass. The victims died on the spot.

12 February,2011 09:54 am

3 people including 2 children died when a speeding truck lost control and rammed into a poor farmers. The accident took place on the Mathelo bypass in Mirpur. The victims died on the spot. The victims included 7 year old Qalander Baksh, 4 year old Shabaz and their 54 year old mother, Mehraan. The impact of the truck was such that cattle in the house were also injured in the accident.The truck driver managed to flee from the scene of the accident. Eyewitnesses say that the accident occurred when the driver fell asleep while driving the truck.