• The victims belonged to different areas of Gujarat.
• Rescue 1122 officials shifted the bodies to Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital.
• The truck driver fled away from the scene.

GUJRAT: As many as five people died in a tragic road accident occurred in Gujarat due to fog and over-speeding on Wednesday.

Rescue sources said five people were killed on the spot when a truck went out of control and crushed a motorcycle rickshaw near Sabzi Mandi on GT Road in Gujarat.

Rescue 1122 officials shifted the bodies to Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital while the driver left the truck and escaped.

The victims belonged to different areas of Gujarat.

On the other hand, IG Punjab while issuing instructions to take special measures to prevent traffic accidents during the foggy season has ordered all the district traffic chiefs including Additional IGPHP, and DIG Traffic to deploy additional teams on highways.

The Spokesman of the Punjab Police said that the traffic rules should be strictly followed on all the roads and highways of the province, including the installation of fog lights and speed limit restrictions.

The spokesperson said that a vehicle with all its lights and indicators not working will not be allowed on the highway and strict legal action will be taken under zero tolerance for overspeeding and overloading.

The backlights and reflectors must be installed on sugarcane trolleys.

The Spokesman said that strict legal action will be taken on speeding and overloading vehicles. He said Punjab Highway Patrol teams should perform their duties more diligently to protect human lives in accidents in foggy weather.

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