Fog kills three in road accidents in Punjab

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At least three persons, including a father and his son, died and five others sustained injuries in different road accidents that occurred due to dense fog in various areas of Punjab on Saturday morning.
According to motorway police, a road accident occurred on Shiekhupura road in Gujranwala due to dense fog when an over-speeding car smashed a motorcycle on which two persons, a father Abdul Ghani and his son Rafiq, died on the spot.
In another incident on GT road near Ghalmandiwala, a truck which was going to Lahore from Rawalpindi hit a motorbike, killing a person on the spot while another man sustained injures and was in critical condition.
A passenger bus was overturned owing to fog in Gojra in which four passengers were injured. They were shifted to hospital for treatment.
The thick fog also badly disrupted the schedule of national and private airlines after which the Allama Iqbal Airport in Lahore was closed in the morning. All departing flights were delayed and the incoming flights were diverted to other airports.
According to met office, the foggy spell is likely to continue for the next few days.