Two brothers were killed and three others injured when an over speeding car ran over homeless family sleeping on footpath near Nagan Bridge late Tuesday night. Rescue sources said that a car with two drug addict on board skidded off the road and crushed homeless people sleeping on road side pavement. As a result of accident, two real brothers including 22-year-old Baley and 8-year-old Ashoke were killed on the spot while Siri Ram, Seeta Ram and Laley were injured. The drug addicts fled the scene leaving the car on the spot. The bodies and injured were shifted to hospital. Sitara who remained unhurt in the accident informed police that they were six brothers having no home for living. During day, they sell fruits on carts and at night sleep on footpath, he added. The police registered a case into the incident and started raids to arrest the culprits.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)