Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A couple suffocated to death while sleeping without turning off a geyser in Muhammad Nagar area of Wazirabad, Pakistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
The Punjab police and Rescue officials reached the spot and investigated the matter. It was learned that the couple, Muhammad Azam and Fehmida, fell asleep without turning off a geyser, and they died due to the suffocation caused by gas leakage.
Okara accident
Separately, two people died while three were wounded as a trailer, mini-Mazda, and the bus collided with each other on the National Highway in Okara due to the poor visibility caused by a thick layer of fog on Wednesday morning.
Three ambulances and the rescue vehicles of Rescue 1122 reached the accident site after receiving data. According to rescue authorities, the collision left two citizens dead on the spot while three people suffered injuries.
The rescue provided first aid to the wounded and shifted them to the DHQ City Hospital for further treatment. The rescue teams also removed the bodies of the deceased to the DHQ City Hospital after completing legal formalities.
