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| A typical overloaded Rickshaw in Pakistan |
Sheikhupura : At least 14 people were killed when an overloaded motor rickshaw collided with train on a railway crossing.
According to a local police official Saleem Niazi “The accident occurred in Khanpur town of district Sheikhupura, around 40 kilometers northwest of Lahore”.
The said railway crossing was reported to have no barriers Dawn News reported. "There was no gate at this crossing, (nor) a man to stop the traffic to clear way for the train"
A local hospital doctor Muhammad Asim said that, “Twelve people died on the spot. Four people with critical injuries were taken to hospital, of whom two expired.
Many bodies were mutilated and were unable to be identified out of them two were children.
The motor Rickshaws are popular and cheap way of transportation in Pakistan and their drivers require no license specially in rural areas.