MULTAN: Three persons were crushed to death and five others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents here on Tuesday.
According to police sources, a police prisoner van was going to Khanewal from Multan when it collided with a motorcycle near Qasimpur canal in the premises of Mumtazabad police station. As a result,a teenager student Muhammad Amir (15) died on the spot while his friend Pir Shah received serious injuries as his legs got fractured.
Locals gathered there and protested against the rash driving by police driver.
However, concerned police later arrested driver of the van-constable Manzoor, resident of Khanewal.
In another incident, a passenger van was on its way to Jalalpur Pirwala from Multan when it overturned near Kotli Adil while trying to save a minor kid who was playing on the road. Two passengers, including Sikandar (25) and Fida Hussain (40) died on the spot while four other passengers got serious injuries and were shifted to nearby hospital.
Saddar Jalalpur Pirwala police was investigating.
