LAHORE: A speedy truck crushed three men to death while two others sustained injuries in Defence-C police area on Sunday.
The truck carrying crush stone collided head on with auto rickshaw carrying five passengers at service road in Defence. The passengers were taken to General Hospital where three of them were declared dead while two others were said to be in critical condition.
One expired passenger was identified as Rustum of Pakpattan while identity of his four fellow passengers could not be ascertained. Defence-C police reached the spot, registered a case and arrested the truck driver Tanvir and impounded the vehicle. Later, bodies of the victims were handed over to their heirs after completing legal formalities and the heirs took them to Pakpattan.–Staff Reporter