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At least eight people including six members of the same family died and two others injured when a mini-van they were travelling in plunged into a nullah in Kasur in the wee hours of Friday.
The victims were returning from a wedding function when their vehicle met a mishap on Raiwind Road near Khara Chowk as the driver fell asleep.
Rescue 1122 and the police team rushed to the accident site and shifted the bodies and the wounded to Bulleh Shah District Hospital. Eight passengers including a woman died on the spot.
The deceased were identified as 30-year-old Laiba, 35-year-old Imran, 38-year-old Suleman, 25-year-old Sunny, 35-year-old Maqsood and two unnamed persons.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan, every day dozens of people lose their lives in fatal accidents mostly due to risky driving, overspeeding, and dilapidated roads and vehicles.
