MULTAN: Five persons were killed in a road accident in Multan when a speedy car hit the road divider, rescue officials said on Monday.
The road mishap took place in the historic city of Multan when a speedy car crashed with the road divider at Bosan Road causing fire in the vehicle’s engine, officials said.
“The firefighters extinguished the fire in the car, retrieved five dead bodies from the vehicles and shifted them to the Nishtar Hospital of the city,” rescuers said.
Three persons died in the accident have been identified as Muzammil 23, Yasir 22 and Ramazan 28 years of age.
The identities of two other deceased, also in their 20s, with 25 and 24 years of age, have yet to be established, rescue officials said.
The deceased belong to Shuja Abad tehsil of Multan district.
Hospital sources said that the dead bodies will be handed over to the families after postmortem and other legal formalities.