World News | Six Killed, Three Injured in Road Accident Due to Dense Fog in Pakistan's Tandianwala

Tandianwala [Pakistan], December 28 (ANI): At least six people, including women and children, died and three others were injured in a car accident caused by dense fog at Tandianwala in Pakistan's Punjab, Ary News reported.

The accident occurred when a car, travelling from Lahore to Tandianwala, collided with a sugarcane-loaded tractor-trolley in a suburban area.

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The victims, members of the same family, included children aged between 3 to 6 years. The three injured family members were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The police said that the family belongs to Lahore and was travelling to Tandlianwala after exiting the motorway, Ary News reported.

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The police have confiscated the tractor trolley, though the driver fled the scene. Authorities have launched an investigation, and a case has been registered against the fleeing driver.

Earlier, Pakistan's Motorway Police shut down different sections of highway routes namely M-2, M-3 and M-4 for all kinds of traffic due to dense fog which engulfed the area in the wee hours of Tuesday. (ANI)

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