PINDI BHATTIAN: Two people, including a patient and an ambulance driver, were killed and four others injured when an ambulance collided with a car near the Bhera Wala Interchange on the M-4 Motorway near Pindi Bhattian, rescue officials said.
The ambulance was transporting a patient from Sukheke to Faisalabad for a medical check-up when the accident occurred.
According to Rescue 1122 officials, the collision took place near the interchange and was reportedly caused by the car driver’s negligence.
The ambulance driver, identified as Baba Inayat Ali, and the patient, identified as Haji Khushi Muhammad Sandhu, died in the accident.
Rescue teams reached the scene and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Authorities have urged motorists to exercise caution while driving to help prevent road accidents.
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Earlier, three young men were killed and another was seriously injured in a car racing accident in Lahore’s DHA Phase 6, rescue officials said on Friday.
The incident occurred at night on Main Boulevard, where two cars were reportedly racing when one vehicle went out of control, struck a roadside barrier and then crashed into a tree.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Hanan, 24, Mustafa, 28, and Faizan, 22. Two of them died at the scene, while the third succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to hospital.
The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment. All four men were friends, according to initial information.
The car was completely wrecked in the crash.
