Jhelum (Staff Report): At least nine people were burnt to death and seven others were injured after a passenger van caught fire at GT Road near Jhelum late on Sunday.
As per details, the Rawalpindi-bound Hiace van with at least 16 passengers caught fire, claiming lives of seven people.
According to police, the van caught fire after it rammed into a truck near Taraki Toll Plaza Sohawa, Jhelum district.
جہلم میں سوھاوہ کے پاس ٹریفک حادثے میں آٹھ افراد جان سے گئے، انتظامیہ بھرپور مدد کر رہی ہے لیکن جانوں کا نعم البدل کیا ہو سکتا ہے۔۔ خدا غریق رحمت کرے ۔۔۔ ہماری ہمدردیاں متاثرہ خاندانوں کے ساتھ ہیں
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Firefighters doused the fire before rescuing the injured. Those injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
