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Speeding Car Hits Wedding Guests in Shujabad, Seven InjuredPakistan
At least seven people, including three men and four women, were injured when a speeding car hit pedestrians in a wedding procession near Chak Karam Khanwala in Shujabad; the injured were taken to THQ Hospital Shujabad.
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At least seven people were injured when a speeding car hit pedestrians attending a wedding procession near Chak Karam Khanwala in Shujabad, 24NewsHD TV reported on Sunday.
The injured included three men and four women. They were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in Shujabad, where they were provided medical treatment.
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Those injured in the accident included 19-year-old Shahzad, eight-year-old Savera and 40-year-old Rukhsana Bibi, according to the report.
According to initial reports, the accident occurred due to the car’s excessive speed.
The car struck members of the wedding procession as they were on foot near Chak Karam Khanwala, a locality in the Shujabad area of Multan district in Punjab.
Wedding processions in the area commonly move on foot along local roads, and the injured were among the guests taking part in the procession when the speeding car hit them.
Rescue workers and local residents shifted the injured to the THQ Hospital in Shujabad, where doctors provided them with medical treatment.
The hospital is the main public health facility for the tehsil and serves as the first point of treatment for road accident victims in the area.
The report did not give further details about the condition of the injured, the driver of the car or whether any police case had been registered, and further details were awaited at the time of the initial report.
Road accidents involving speeding vehicles remain a recurring cause of injuries in Punjab, particularly on local roads where pedestrians, including wedding guests and other processions, share the road with fast-moving traffic.
The incident took place on Sunday evening, and the initial report attributed the accident to the excessive speed of the car.
Chak Karam Khanwala is a locality in the Shujabad area, and Shujabad is a tehsil of Multan district in southern Punjab, where wedding processions travelling between villages commonly use the local roads.
The initial report did not say whether the car stopped at the scene or what happened to its driver, and it did not name the hospital’s assessment of the injuries beyond the transfer for treatment.
More details are expected as the hospital and local authorities share further information about the injured and the circumstances of the accident.
Further information about the injured and the circumstances of the accident is expected as more details emerge from the hospital and local authorities.
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