Five people have died and a child has been injured after a speeding car hit a tree on Canal Road near Lahore’s Harbanspura area early Saturday morning.
Rescue 1122 reported that the vehicle lost control due to excessive speed before crashing into the tree along the roadside.
The collision killed three inside the car and two pedestrians standing near the site.
Emergency teams shifted all five bodies and the injured child to Services Hospital for medical care. Officials identified the deceased as 15-year-old Muzammil, 18-year-old Noman, 20-year-old Abdul Rehman, 17-year-old Furqan, and 19-year-old Junaid.
Rescue 1122 officials stated that initial investigations point directly to high speed as the cause of the vehicle striking the tree. Doctors at Services Hospital are currently providing medical treatment to the surviving child.
In a separate incident, a few days back near Pattoki Railway Station, a train struck and killed a 20-year-old man as he attempted to cross the railway tracks. Rescue 1122 personnel confirmed that the man failed to notice the incoming train because he wore earphones while stepping onto the track.
He died instantly at the location of the impact. Rescue teams recovered the body from the tracks and transferred custody to the relevant authorities to complete the required legal proceedings.
