One dead, four injured as oil tanker runs over pedestrians in Chiniot

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CHINIOT: At least one person died and four others seriously injured when an over speeding oil tanker ran over pedestrians here on Sunday.

Police said that the accident took place at Jhang Road in Chiniot where the driver of a speeding oil tanker lost control of the vehicle and it ran over pedestrians. One person died on the spot in the accident while four others were injured. The driver responsible for the accident fled the scene.

The body and injured were shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital where the condition of the wounded people was stated to be critical.

The police impounded the oil tanker and after registering a case against the driver at largely started raids for his arrest.