Four policemen died, five wounded as vehicle overturned in Sheikhupura

SHEIKHUPRA: A police van overturned on Faisalabad road, killing four policemen and injuring four in Sheikhupura, ARY News reported on Sunday.

The police van was transferring an accused person to Lahore from Layyah which overturned at Faisalabad road, police said.

Two officials succumbed to wounds while being shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, whereas, five more policemen were shifted to General Hospital in critical condition as they sustained severe wounds on head. Later, two more officials succumbed to injuries.

The deceased persons were identified as Ghulam Mustafa, Asadur Rehman, Mujahid and Kauser.

The accused person, Aslam, has received stomach injuries in the road accident and taken to Mayo Hospital Lahore.

According to the reports, the vehicle belongs to Layyah’s Gulberg police station which overturned as its tyre burst.

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On August 12 last year, four personnel of the Frontier Constabulary had lost their lives and eight others injured in a road accident in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) area.

According to reports, the accident took place at Daraban Zhob Road when a passenger van collided with the security forces’ vehicle.

The dead bodies and wounded persons were shifted to Combined Military Hospital, the police had said.