Girl dead, three injured in Lodhran road mishap

Author: inp

LODHRAN: A girl fell into canal and died while three others were injured when a motorcycle slipped and fell on the road, dragged few meters before throwing one of the riders in the gushing water here on Monday.

Rescue sources said that an over speeding motorcycle carrying four persons slipped near Pul Shah Baghwali in Lodhran. The slipped bike and fell on the road, dragging along one of girl pushing her into the canal. The ill-fated girl swept away and presumed drowned to death while two women among three people were injured. Search for the body of girl was underway while the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment.

Published in Daily Times, May 1st 2018.

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